Deception and betrayal in the national political arena.
The corruptive power of money and ambition in American politics begins in
Venice where a Washington woman reporter trying to repair a bad marriage
suddenly spots a professional jeweler, a key figure in the world of Washington's
powerful social and political elite. When she returns to Washington she is
shocked to discover that the jeweler has not returned and has, in effect,
disappeared. This piques her curiosity and what she uncovers goes to the heart
of political corruption on a grand scale; deals with diamonds smuggled into the
country to finance a Presidential political campaign and how money and politics
impacts family, children, friends and lovers. This tantalizing and complex
thriller deals with the dark side of ambition and the lengths people will go to in
an effort to attain political power.
