Cold Paradise

Palm Beach is the most glamorous scene-of-the-crime yet for cop-turned-lawyer and investigator Stone Barrington. He becomes reacquainted with a case he thought was buried years ago. While luxuriating in Florida's winter warmth, he is stunned to recognize someone he thought was dead. Former client Allison Manning, last seen condemned to death in St. Mark's in the Caribbean! She needs Stone's help once again. Should we mention there are also a few other romantic entanglements that haunt him in Florida as well? Librarian's note: the characters, settings and other information for the first 25 books in the series are complete as best possible (corrections are welcome!) for: #1, New York Dead, 1991; #2, Dirt, 1996; #3, Dead in the Water, 1997; #4, Swimming to Catalina, 1998; #5, Worst Fears Realized, 1999; #6, L.A. Dead, 2000; #7, Cold Paradise, 2001; #8, The Short Forever, 2002; #9, Dirty Work, 2003; #10, Reckless Abandon, 2004; #11, Two Dollar Bill, 2004; #12. Dark Harbor, 2006; #13, Fresh Disasters, 2007; #14, Shoot Him if He Runs, 2007; #15, Hot Mahogany, 2008; #16, Loitering with Intent, 2009; #17, Kisser, 2009; #18, Lucid Intervals, 2010; #19, Strategic Moves, 2010; #20, Bel-Air Dead, 2011; #21, Son of Stone, 2011; #22, D.C. Dead, 2011; #23, Unnatural Acts, 2012; #24, Severe Clear, 2012; and #25, Collateral Damage, 2012.