Risk Book

An honest lawyer, a Czech hand model, and a box of mysterious Christmas ornaments--each plays a part in Colin Harrison's compelling new intrigueGeorge Young never thought of himself as a detective, but thatâ??s pretty much his vocation--an attorney at a top insurance firm, itâ??s his job to pin down suspicious claims. But Mrs. Corbett, the rich, eccentric wife of the firmâ??s founder, has it in mind to put Georgeâ??s skills to a peculiar assignment. With only a few months left to live, her one desire is to know the true circumstance of her son Rogerâ??s violent death. Georgeâ??s investigation leads him to Rogerâ??s mistress, a cagey Czech hand model named Eliska, who can cast a seductive spell simply by removing her gloves. Did Eliska's motives for latching on to Roger get him killed? Or did some of her shadowy and dangerous little friends take care of the job? And why were there boxes and boxes of Christmas ornaments in the dead manâ??s apartment? George will have to take a few chances of his own if he wants to get to the bottom of Rogerâ??s death for Mrs. Corbett. Set against a volatile and vividly drawn Manhattan, Risk is prime Colin Harrison.Read More