内容简介
RevenLynchisakeenobserverofluxuriouslifeinherchicGeorgetownneighborhood.Perhapsthat'swhy—inthewakeofamurderthatinconvenientlyoccurredatherfavoritejoggingspot—theintriguinglysmoothDetectiveGunneraskshertofeedhiminsideinformationfromdeepwithintherarefiedworldofembassydinnersandsymphonyballs.Butfromhervantagepointamongtheprivileged,Revenfindsherselfwitnesstocrimesofaverydifferentnature—nottheleastbeingthemyriadsinsofCynthiaRinehart,philanthropist,shamelesssocialclimber,anddedicatedhusbandhunter(nomatterifsaidhusbandisalreadymarried).Inthisultra-exclusiveworldofpowerandwealth,nothingoldornew,inhighcultureorlow,isentirelywhatitappears.AndbeforeRevenisdone,hersocialworldwillunravel,anoldfriendshipwillbeputtoaseveretest,andmorethanonescandaloussecretwillberevealed.
作者简介
SidneyPoitierwasthefirstblackactortowintheAcademyAwardforbestactorforhisoutstandingperformanceinLiliesoftheFieldin1963.HislandmarkfilmsincludeTheDefiantOnes,APatchofBlue,GuessWho'sComingtoDinner,andToSir,WithLove.Hehasstarredinoverfortyfilms,directednine,andwrittenfour.Heistheauthoroftwoautobiographies:ThisLifeandthe"Oprah'sBookClub"pickandNewYorkTimesbestsellerTheMeasureofaMan.Amongmanyotheraccolades,PoitierhasbeenawardedtheScreenActorsGuild'shighesthonor,theLifeAchievementAward,foranoutstandingcareerandhumanitarianaccomplishment.Heismarried,hassixdaughters,fourgrandchildren,andonegreat-granddaughter.