The Amber Room
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: November 27, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780345504388
Subjects: American Contemporary Fiction - Individual Authors +; Fiction; Fiction - Espionage / Thriller; Suspense; Fiction / General; Thrillers
First sentence: JUDGE RACHEL CUTLER GLANCED OVER THE TOP OF HER TORtoiseshell glasses.
Description: Atlanta judge Rachel Cutler loves her job and her kids, but her life takes a dark turn when her father dies under strange circumstances, leaving behind clues to a secret about one of the greatest treasures ever made by man. Forged of the exquisite gem, the Amber Room inexplicably disappeared sometime during World War II. Determined to solve its mysteries, Rachel takes off for Germany with her ex-husband, Paul, close behind. Before long, they're in over their heads. Locked into a treacherous game with professional killers, Rachel and Paul find themselves on a collision course with the forces of greed, power, and history itself.