Stone Barrington returns in the new action-packed thriller from the #1 New York Times--bestselling author. It's a time of unexpected change for Stone Barrington. A recent venture has achieved a great victory, but is immediately faced with a new challenge: an underhanded foe who's determined to wreak havoc at any cost. Meanwhile, when Stone finds himself responsible for distributing the estate of a respected friend and mentor, the process unearths secrets that range from merely surprising to outright alarming. And when a lethal beauty from Stone's past resurfaces, there's no telling what chaos will follow in her wake . . .Ever a master of keeping cool under pressure, even Stone might have his work cut out for him this time ... because when grand ambitions collide with criminal inclinations, the results may be more deadly than he could have anticipated.