"Riveting....She exposes the dark secrets of a rarified society."New York Post

"Deliciously dark...a killer read."People

Jo Slater has it all. The queen of Manhattan society, she has dealt successfully with a tricky period
in which she lost her husband, her fortune, and her reputation. But she bounced back, and now,
newly single in the greatest city in the world, there is not a cloud in the sky.

Then Russell Cole, an old friend just married to a much younger woman, goes missing while yachting in
Barbados. His wife, Carla, tries to befriend Jo, but Jo is suspicious. Carla's past is murky, and now, with
her billionaire husband's money at her disposal, she seems set on conquering the highest level of New
York's social scene. Suddenly, those who oppose her start dying off, and Jo decides to take matters into
her own hands.

Jane Stanton Hitchcock has written four novels, including Trick of the Eye, nominated for both the Edgar Award and the Hammett Prize. She lives in New York and Washington, D.C.

Barbara Rosenblat, one of the most awarded and popular narrators in the country, was selected by AudioFile magazine as one of the "Golden Voices of the Twentieth Century." She is a three-time recipient of the coveted Audie Award and has earned twenty-six Earphones Awards. She has appeared in film, television, and theater, both in London's West End and on Broadway.