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Are you afraid of the dark?
First published 2004 · 464 pages
A high-stakes, globe-trotting game of cat-and-mouse where trust is scarce and survival is everything.
What it feels like
This is a propulsive, high-stakes thriller that plunges the reader into a paranoid world of corporate conspiracy and sudden danger. The mood is relentlessly tense, moving swiftly from the shock of unexpected grief to an adrenaline-fueled fight for survival. It feels like a classic, globe-trotting spy story, blending elements of romantic suspense with the urgent pacing of a life-and-death game of cat-and-mouse. The prose is designed purely for momentum, weaving an intricate plot that keeps the pages turning effortlessly. It will delight readers who crave smart, resourceful protagonists forced into reluctant alliances, offering a compelling escape into a world where massive think tanks hold deadly secrets and every shadow hides a potential threat.
- Mood
- tense
- paranoid
- thrilling
- high-stakes
- Tone
- urgent
- suspenseful
- dramatic
- compelling
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- reluctant alliances · survival against the odds · corporate conspiracy · sudden grief
- The writing
- Fast-paced and intricate, designed to keep the pages turning with engaging momentum.
- The arc
- Moves from sudden, disorienting loss to a tense, adrenaline-fueled fight for survival.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love globe-trotting romantic suspense and high-stakes corporate espionage.
Content notes
- murder
- spousal death
- threats of violence
About the book
In New York, Denver, Paris and Berlin, four people have died separately in apparent accidents. An important link between the victims rises up from their ashes: each was employed by Kingsley International Group (KIG), the world’s largest think tank, involved with major military strategy, worldwide communications, and environmental issues. Soon, two of the murdered men’s wives, Diane Stevens and Kelly Harris, find their own lives threatened. Terrified, suspicious of each other, and armed only with their wits and guile, the beautiful, terrified women become reluctant allies in a life and death game of cat-and-mouse. In his classic page-turning style that has become the standard, Sidney Sheldon combines smart, engaging characters and an intricate plot in a powerfully compelling and suspenseful novel sure to hit bestseller lists from coast to coast.
Description from Open Library.
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