From master storyteller Sidney Sheldon comes a dazzling tale rich in love, suspense, and high financial intrigue on three continents. The only child of one of the world's richest men, Elizabeth Rolfe has it all - beauty, intelligence, innocence, and youth. But when her father dies, Elizabeth quickly discovers that she has inherited more than his vast pharmaceutical company with offices and factories all over the world. Her legacy also includes an unspeakable terror that threatens to destroy the business. As she struggles to save the company that took her family four generations to build, Elizabeth realizes that she has become an unknown assassin's next target.