Different motives. One target. Danger stalks a young girl in this international thriller from the Hercule Poirot Award-winning author of Absinthe. <p/> It begins with a robbery from the cargo hold of a plane in Belgium; fifty million dollars worth of diamonds are taken. But a Russian mercenary named Alexei leaves with the real prize: a data card containing secret and sensitive information from the Israeli government. <p/> When Alexei is killed by an Arab operative while trying to negotiate for more money, the data card survives inside a locket he gave to his lover's daughter, Lucy. In a panic, mother and daughter flee to Jamaica, where Lucy's father lives. <p/> Yet the Caribbean island is no safe haven. A serial killer is using Kingston's streets as a hunting ground, targeting young schoolgirls--ones who look a lot like Lucy. And as Arab and Mossad agents converge on the town, Lucy disappears. On the hunt for a psychopath, one police commissioner must keep her wits about her to save Lucy from the monsters that pursue her . . . <p/>Praise for Absinthe <p/> "Tense, up-to-date Euro-political intrigue, topped off with that rarest of gems: a satisfying finale." --Jim Houghton, Emmy Award-winning writer <p/> "Eekhaut populates his book with characters and situations which will stay with you long after you've finished." --Alan Gold, author of The Jericho Files <p/> "Eekhaut presents us with lifelike characters, not heroes in the hard-boiled tradition, but human detectives plagued by doubt." --Knack
