Frank Delaney displays his storytelling skills at their most elegant and compelling in this twisting psychological thriller - an unforgettable journey into obsessive love and the modern legacy of past evil.
Architect Nicholas Newman - hero of The Amethysts and Pearl - has set aside the wild days of his youth, and married the frail and intense Claire. To overcome her own troubled history, Claire immerses herself in the campaign to reclaim properties stolen from Jews by the Nazis. Newman is determined to protect his vulnerable new wife, but when he agrees to help out old flame Ruby, a nightclub owner and singer, he is hurled into something more dangerous than he could ever imagine.
