In this perfect mix of sexy intrigue and swift suspense in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Stone Barrington investigates the suicide of a CIA officerโhis own cousin...
Stone Barrington hasnโt heard from his cousin, Dick Stone, in years. Then, an otherwise pleasant meal at Elaineโs is interrupted by the CIA with news of Dickโs deathโapparently by his own hand. It seems that Dick Stone, a quiet family man who doubled as a CIA agent, methodically executed his wife, daughter, and then himself...or did he? Appointed executor of Dickโs will, Stone must settle the estate andโwith the help of his ex-partner Dino and friend Holly Barkerโpiece together the elusive facts of his cousinโs life and death as a CIA operative. At every step, Stone knows he is being watched by Dickโs familyโand one of them just may be the killer.