Young lawyer Daniel Pitt must defend a British diplomat accused of a
theft that may cover up a deadly crime in this riveting novel from the
New York Times bestselling author of Twenty-one Days.
Daniel Pitt, along with his parents, Charlotte and Thomas, is delighted
that his sister, Jemima, and her family have returned to London from the
States for a visit. But the Pitts soon learn of a harrowing incident: In
Washington, D.C., one of Jemima's good friends has been assaulted and
her treasured necklace stolen. The perpetrator appears to be a man named
Philip Sidney, a British diplomat stationed in America's capital who, in
a cowardly move, has fled to London, claiming diplomatic immunity. But
that claim doesn't cover his other crimes. . . .
When Sidney winds up in court on a separate charge of embezzlement, it
falls to Daniel to defend him. Daniel plans to provide only a competent
enough defense to avoid a mistrial, allowing the prosecution to put his
client away. But when word travels across the pond that an employee of
the British embassy in Washington has been found dead, Daniel grows
suspicious about Sidney's alleged crimes and puts on his detective hat
to search for evidence in what has blown up into an international
affair.
As the embezzlement scandal heats up, Daniel takes his questions to
intrepid scientist Miriam fford Croft, who brilliantly uses the most
up-to-date technologies to follow an entirely new path of investigation.
Daniel and Miriam travel to the Channel Islands to chase a fresh lead,
and what began with a stolen necklace turns out to have implications in
three far greater crimes--a triple jeopardy, including possible murder.
Praise for Triple Jeopardy
"Another deftly crafted and original mystery by a true master of the
genre . . . is ideal reading for all dedicated mystery
buffs."--Midwest Book Review