Synopses & Reviews
In New York Times bestselling author Barbara Parkers brilliant new stand-alone novel, the forgery of a rare five-hundred-year-old map sparks a thrilling chase from Miami to London and the Italian Alps in a remarkable tale of international intrigue. Tom Fairchild is a man with a past he cant shake. Hes struggling to make it as a graphic artist, but his probation officer thinks he belongs in jail. When millionaire Miami real estate developer Stuart Barlowe offers him $50,000 to travel to Italy to duplicate a rare Renaissance map, Tom sees a way to solve his problems. The only catch is that Barlowes daughter, Allison, a map expert herself, has to supervise the project. Allison and Tom fell in love as teenagers, but that was twelve years ago, and now Allison thinks Tom is lying. Theres no way he can make a perfect copy.
Tom soon suspects that Barlowe wants a forgery, not a duplicate. He just doesnt know why, and Allison isnt talking. When people start turning up dead, and Tom and Allison realize they are being tailed by two menone a ruthless hit man and the other a rogue government agentit quickly becomes clear that they have no one to trust but each other.
Synopsis
Struggling to work as a graphic artist in spite of his probation officer's machinations, former master forger Tom Fairchild accepts a precarious but lucrative job from the millionaire father of his former girlfriend only to discover that the assignment involves a dubious ulterior motive. 100,000 first printing.
About the Author
Barbara Parker is a former prosecutor with the state attorneys office in Dade County, Florida. She is the author of eleven mysteries, including Suspicion of Innocence, which was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel by an American author.