"Who is Claire Gravesend? So wonders private investigator Lee Crowe when he finds her dead, in a cocktail dress, atop a Rolls Royce, in the most dangerous neighborhood in San Francisco. Claire's mother, Olivia, is one of the richest people in California. She doesn't believe the coroner's report of suicide and hires Crowe to investigate. His questions about the Gravesend family pile up fast. First the autopsy reveals scars along Claire's spine, old marks Olivia won't explain. Then Crowe visits Claire's Boston townhouse and has to fend off an armed intruder. He leaves Boston shaken, but finds his way to Claire's secret San Francisco pied-à-terre. It's there that his questions come to a head. He finds Claire sleeping in an upstairs bedroom--it's her face, her hair, her scars--and as far as he can tell, she's alive. And Crowe's back at the start. Who is Claire Gravesend?"--Page 4 of cover.
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