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The international bestseller from the master of suspense. A mafia conspiracy and one women against the world. Tracy Whitey is on top of the world. Young, beautiful, intelligent, she is about to marry into wealth and glamour - until, betrayed by her own innocence, she finds herself in prison,... read more

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She undressed slowly, dreamily, and when she was naked, she selected a bright negligee to wear so that the blood would not show.

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  • arcane: understood by few; mysterious
  • punctilious: showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour
  • acetyl promazine: it is a sedative commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring.
  • expiation: make amends for(guilt or sin)
  • conflagration: a large and destructive fire
  • alcove: a recess in the wall of the room
  • alopecia: abnormal loss of hair
  • masquerade: pretend to be someone or something

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This is book 141 of 195 in Shelfari Most Popular (June 2010). (authoritative list)
This is book 187 of 195 in Shelfari Most Popular (June 2011). (authoritative list)
This is book 4 of 9 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1985. (authoritative list)
This is book 167 of 194 in Shelfari Most Popular (December 2010). (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Sidney Sheldon (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0688042171
Page Count: 416

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Reading Level: Adults

This is definitely for adults.

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