"Gothica in the irreverent trappings I like best." -Allen J. Hubin, New York Times Book Review
"A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key." -Washington Post Book World
Jessica Tregarth goes to England to visit her grandfather, an invitation that surprises and pleases her. The only link she has had with her dead father's family was an antique ring he had brought with him to America. This would be a chance to learn more about who she is; it would be fun.
She's barely off the boat before a chase begins and Jess finds herself playing a deadly game of cat-and-mouse through Cornwall, helped by David Randall, the ingenious author of a series of paperback gothic novels. But even Randall's cleverness may not be enough. The couple doesn't know what the pursuers want, but this chase is bound to turn deadly.
