Kirkus Reviews
“One of the best correspondents on the war between darkness and light.”

The Washington Post
“She may well be the Anthony Trollope of the 20th century.”

Book Description
“Please come, Claire. I’ m in such terrible trouble… ” From half way around the world, American Clare Sullivan obeys a desperate summons from her glamorous sister Gina and flies to Paris. But when she arrives, there’s no sign of Gina. Her sister’s trail leads Claire to London and to Garth Cooper, a boyfriend of Gina’s, who seems to have a secret to hide. As time passes, Claire begins to understand that Gina’s disappearance is not just another one of her sister’s melodramatic stunts…

From the Publisher
Susan Howatch is an author whose international best–sellers have sold in the millions. The Dark Shore, The Waiting Sands and Call in the Night, originally published in the Sixties, are among her finest works of intrigue and suspense.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Susan Howatch is an author whose international best–sellers have sold in the millions. The Dark Shore, The Waiting Sands and Call in the Night, originally published in the Sixties, are among her finest works of intrigue and suspense.

SYNOPSIS

“Please come, Claire. I’ m in such terrible trouble… ” From half way around the world, American Clare Sullivan obeys a desperate summons from her glamorous sister Gina and flies to Paris. But when she arrives, there’s no sign of Gina. Her sister’s trail leads Claire to London and to Garth Cooper, a boyfriend of Gina’s, who seems to have a secret to hide. As time passes, Claire begins to understand that Gina’s disappearance is not just another one of her sister’s melodramatic stunts…

FROM THE CRITICS

Washington Post

She may well be the Anthony Trollope of the 20th century.

Library Journal