An intoxicating woman appears to her lover only once every six years, a British diplomat employs his rather creative — if not entirely ethical — financial talents for a greater good, and a millionaire declares himself bankrupt to test the love and loyalties of those closest to him. These riveting tales of elaborate confidence tricks, political chicanery, immoral behaviour and dangerously illicit affairs are rendered with the breathtaking narrative twists that have become the Jeffrey Archer hallmark. The stories will engross and astonish, peopled with a rich assortment of truly memorable characters.