Táto autorka sa preslávila svojimi napínavými detektívnymi príbehmi, ktoré si získali uznanie kritikov aj čitateľov. Jej majstrovské vykreslenie záhad a zložitých postáv dodáva jej dielam nezabudnuteľnú atmosféru. S citom pre detail a napätie dokáže udržať čitateľov v napätí až do samého konca.
At once a suspenseful mystery and a heartfelt tale of a man's attempts to sort out the tangled remains of a life torn apart by war . . . Ironside's landscapes are rich, if decimated, and her characters extraordinarily intriguing--"Birmingham Post" (UK).
Nicholas is content to live on his private income and dabble in art history. But when he rescues a beautiful, mysterious woman from a violent mugging, his life is transformed. A forged painting and terrifying encounter with the Russian mafia are only two of the elements in his nightmare.
In 1925, Diana Pollexfen was found innocent of killing her husband, but the accusation shadowed the rest of her life. Sixty years later, Diana's grandniece resolves to determine just who did kill George Pollexfen in that sunlit garden between the wars. First U.S. edition.