<p><strong>The first novel in the thrilling Stone Barrington Series by #1 <em>New York Times</em> Bestselling author Stuart Woods</strong></p><p>Everyone is always telling Stone Barrington that he&apos;s too smart to be a cop, but it’s pure luck that places him on the streets in the dead of night, just in time to witness the horrifying incident that turns his life inside out.</p><p>Suddenly he’s on the front page of every New York newspaper, and his life is hopelessly entwined in the increasingly shocking life (and perhaps death) of Sasha Nijinsky, the country&apos;s hottest and most beautiful television anchorwoman.</p><p>No matter where he turns, the case is waiting for him, haunting his nights and turning his days into a living hell. Stone finds himself caught in a perilous web of unspeakable crimes, dangerous friends, and sexual depravity that has throughout it one common thread: Sasha.</p>