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A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has leftmultibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead—while nearby, a vault, its door ajar,sits filled with priceless paintings, jewelry, and other treasures. LieutenantEve Dallas’s husband, Roarke—who misspent his youth in Ireland as a scrappythief—recognizes at least two stolen pieces among the hoard. The crime scenesuggests a burglar caught in the act. But only one item seems to be missing. Then it’s revealed that the vault had actually belonged tothe victim’s late father—and no one in the household knew it was there until arecent remodeling project exposed it. To protect the family name and business,they explain to Eve, they’d been looking for a way to return the ill-gottengains anonymously and avoid the police. But now the police are all over theirelegant house, and have a bigger, bloodier mystery to solve. By all accounts, Nathan Barrister was a good man, a generousemployer, a devoted husband and father. As for his father—he clearly hadsecrets. Now it’s up to Eve and her team to find out if those secrets gotNathan killed—and if it was a crime of passion or revenge.
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