Tato autorka se proslavila svými napínavými detektivními příběhy, které si získaly uznání kritiků i čtenářů. Její mistrovské vykreslení záhad a složitých postav dodává jejím dílům nezapomenutelnou atmosféru. S citem pro detail a napětí dokáže udržet čtenáře v napětí až do samého konce.
At once a suspenseful mystery and a heartfelt tale of a man's attempts to sort out the tangled remains of a life torn apart by war . . . Ironside's landscapes are rich, if decimated, and her characters extraordinarily intriguing--"Birmingham Post" (UK).
Nicholas is content to live on his private income and dabble in art history. But when he rescues a beautiful, mysterious woman from a violent mugging, his life is transformed. A forged painting and terrifying encounter with the Russian mafia are only two of the elements in his nightmare.
In 1925, Diana Pollexfen was found innocent of killing her husband, but the accusation shadowed the rest of her life. Sixty years later, Diana's grandniece resolves to determine just who did kill George Pollexfen in that sunlit garden between the wars. First U.S. edition.