Book description
From Janet Evanovich, the bestselling author of SMOKIN' SEVENTEEN and
WICKED APPETITE, comes the eagerly awaited second in the Lizzy and
Diesel series. Lizzy Tucker's once normal life as a pastry chef in
Salem, Massachusetts, turns upside down as she battles both sinister
forces and an inconvenient attraction to her unnaturally talented but
off-limits partner, Diesel. When Harvard University English professor
and dyed-in-the wool romantic Gilbert Reedy is mysteriously murdered and
thrown off his fourth-floor balcony, Lizzy and Diesel take up his
twenty-year quest for the Luxuria Stone, an ancient relic believed by
some to be infused with the power of lust. Following clues contained in
a cryptic nineteenth-century book of sonnets, Lizzy and Diesel tear
through Boston catacombs, government buildings, and multimillion-dollar
residences. On their way they'll leave behind a trail of robbed graves,
public disturbances, and general mayhem. Diesel's black sheep cousin,
Gerwulf Grimoire, also wants the Stone. His motives are far from pure,
and what he plans on doing with the treasure, no one knows . . . but
Lizzy Tucker fears she's in his crosshairs. Never far and always
watching, Grimoire has a growing, vested interest in the
cupcake-baker-turned-finder-of-lost-things. As does another dangerous
and dark opponent in the hunt--a devotee of lawlessness and chaos, known
only as Anarchy. Treasures will be sought, and the power of lust will be
unmistakable as Lizzy and Diesel attempt to stay ahead of Anarchy,
Grimoire, and his medieval minion, Hatchet, in this ancient game of
twisted riddles and high-stakes hide-and-seek. 'Packed with her
familiar wicked ear for dialogue, the latest Evanovich will delight her
legion of fans - and with good reason. Plum is not just a smart private
eye but a heroine with a sense of humour' JANET EVANOVICH is the No. 1
bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, including ONE FOR THE
MONEY, and the Lizzy and Diesel series. She has won major crime fiction
awards including the CWA John Creasey Award, Dilys Award and Silver
Dagger.
