SLEIGHT OF HAND (OLD TITLE: THE OTTOMAN SCEPTER)
Book ID/图书代码： 06840012B54749
English Summary/英文概要： Just when Washington D.C. private investigator Dana Cutler thinks work is getting too boring, a mysterious French woman named Margo Laurent pays her a large retainer to track down a gold, jewel-encrusted scepter that was once owned by Sultan Mehmet II, conqueror of Constantinople. Dana suspects the scepter will be difficult to find, but not dangerous. Yet when she travels to a fog-enshrouded island off the coast of Washington to contact the last person known to have seen the scepter, someone shoots at her! The scepter eludes Dana until she makes a startling discovery: the hunt has been an elaborate hoax. But why would someone pay $50,000 to play a practical joke on Dana?
When Dana returns to Washington D.C. she learns that Carrie Blair, an assistant district attorney in Virginia, has disappeared. Dana has a sneaking suspicion that Carrie Blair and Margo Laurent are the same person. Now she just needs to uncover why Carrie paid her $50,000 to send her 3000 miles away...
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 查尔斯•本尼迪克特 — — 一位充满魅力的刑事辩护律师、 业余魔术师和职业杀手 — — 和私家侦探达纳•卡特勒在一起百万富翁谋杀年轻妻子的案件中的争锋对决。
十年前，检察官在酒醉驾车受审期间，霍勒斯•布莱尔与嘉莉相爱。在一场炽热的求爱之后，他说服她嫁给他，并签署一份婚前协议，如果女方在他们的婚姻头十年，仍然忠诚，将获得两千万美金。在两人结婚十周年的前一周，嘉莉失踪了，霍勒斯被控谋杀。为了给自己正名，这位百万富翁雇用了华盛顿特区的最具才华的辩护律师之一 — — 查尔斯•本尼迪克特。
与此同时，私家侦探达纳•卡特勒正在破获一起太平洋西北地区的遗物，这件历史遗物，可以追溯到奥斯曼帝国黄金权杖的被盗案。在毫无进展之时，她回到弗吉尼亚，感到困惑和失望 — — 直到介入了霍勒斯和嘉莉•布莱尔的一案。
这是一起完美的罪案，除非达纳•卡特勒可以重拾自己的老本行拿下这个狡猾的精神病患者，并揭露他恶魔般的阴谋 — — 在他利用致命的魔术对自己下手之前。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：Rights sold: Poland/Albatros
“A killer followup...Phillip Margolin’s CAPITOL MURDER is like a cold shower—it grabs our attention and gets our adrenaline running.” New York Journal of Books, on CAPITOL MURDER “With politics on everybody’s mind, bestselling author Phillip Margolin zeroes in on politicians behaving badly in CAPITOL MURDER. In this riveting pageturner, a serial killer has escaped Death Row to wreak havoc while terrorists plot to blow up an NFL stadium.” National Examiner Magazine, on CAPITOL MURDER
“Another one of Margolin’s compulsive pageturners featuring his returning favorites Brad Miller and Dana Cutler. Prepare yourself for a bumpy ride.” Acadiana Lifestyle Magazine, on CAPITOL MURDER
About the Author/作者介绍： Internationally bestselling author Phillip Margolin’s compelling insider’s view of criminal behavior comes from his unique background as a longtime criminal defense attorney. Margolin has been published in over 25 countries and has written sixteen New York Times bestsellers. He was an Edgar Award nominee for HEARTSTONE. Margolin’s WILD JUSTICE, AFTER DARK, and GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN were main selections of the Literary Guild. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.
Format:电子手稿
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