Following a string of adventures, Stone Barrington is enjoying some downtime in New York City when a chance encounter introduces him to a charming new companion. Too bad she also comes with the baggage of a persistent ex-boyfriend intent on retribution. As Stone skillfully dodges each disturbance, it becomes clear that there's an even more treacherous game being played behind the scenes. When long-standing grudges resurface, Stone is brought back...

When writer John Howell, borrowing his brother-in-law's cabin in a small Georgia town, sees the ghost of a girl one night, he dismisses the event as an alcohol-induced hallucination. When further happenings arouse his journalistic curiosity, however, he looks into the town's past and discovers some dark secrets concerning the origins of the picturesque lake that abuts his cabin.

When a hedge fund billionaire hires Stone Barrington to talk some sense into his wayward son, it seems like an easy enough job; no one knows the hidden sins and temptations of the ultra-wealthy better than Stone. But as Stone and his erstwhile protege, Herbie Fisher, probe deeper into the case--and an old one comes back to haunt him--he realizes that even he may have underestimated just how far some people will go to cover up their crimes...and plan...

After his latest dangerous adventure, Stone Barrington is enjoying some normalcy with his lady, until a grisly crime arrives on his doorstep, along with some suspicious new clients eager for his help.

Former CIA operative Teddy Fay lands in Santa Fe in the company of his friend Stone Barrington. There, fate hands him an opportunity to avenge his recent personal tragedy from a man who helped cover up the crime.

Sifting through reams of seemingly unrelated intelligence, CIA analyst Katherine Rule discovers a chilling pattern: an ultrasecret Baltic submarine base...a crafty Russian spy-master in command...and a carefully planned invasion about to be launched from dark waters.

The irresistible Stone Barrington returns for another racy adventure from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods. Stone Barrington has faced intrigue before and come out clean on the other side, but this latest turn of events might be too scandalous even for him.