Sidney Sheldons After the Darkness

FollowingthesuccessoftheNewYorkTimesbestsellerSidneySheldon'sMistressoftheGame,thissweepingtaleofloveandbetrayal,vengeanceandredemption,willleaveyouracingtoitsshocking,triumphantendWhathappenswhenawomanwhohaseverythingloseseverything?Andwhenawomanwhohasnothingrealizesshehasnothingtolose?Blessedwiththefaceofanangelandtheguileless,trustingnatureofachild,GraceBrooksteinistheprizedwifeofthekingofWallStreet,LennyBrookstein.Abillionairemanytimesover,withestatesaroundtheworld,afleetofyachts,andalifethatisthestuffoffantasies,thereveredfinancialwizardmadehisfortunetendingthenesteggsofordinarypeople—theelderly,blue-collarworkers,smallcharities,andworkingfamiliesstrugglingtomakeabetterlifeforthemselvesandtheirchildren.TheembodimentofAmericaitself—ambitious,hardworking,generous,andwarmhearted—Lennyisafixtureofthebusinesspagesandthesocietycolumns,whereheandGracearecelebratedfortheirphilanthropiccontributionsandtheirlavishannualfund-raisingball.Despitethestockmarket'sterrifyingcollapse,theBrooksteins'glamorouslifestyleofPalmBeachpolotournamentsandG5jetsremainsuntouched—untilthedayLennygoessailingfromtheirNantucketbeachestateandnevercomeshome.Whenhisabandonedyachtisfoundfaroutatsea,Graceisdevastated.Lennywasherworld.Shehasnoideathathisdisappearanceisjustthebeginningofadark,terrifyingnightmareofmurder,lies,greed,andbetrayalthatwillshatterherlifeanddestroyeverythingshehaseverknown....Beforeshecanbegintogrieve,theshockingnewsbreaksthatthe$75billioninvestedinQuorum,Lenny'shedgefund,isgone—andeveryonebelievesthatGracehasstolenthemoney.Overnight,thedelicatebeautywhowasoncethetoastofmoneyedsocietyhasbecomeareviledmodern-dayMarieAntoinette,aloneandpower-lesstostopherinfamousfall.Graceiscertainsomeoneisframingher,andshe'lldowhateverittakestoproveit,evenifitmeanstakingthelawintoherownhands.Surroundedbyenemies,withnoonetoturnto,Gracemustlearntorelyonherself—abold,dangerousjourneythatwilltransformherinwayssheneverthoughtpossibleandleadhertoastartlingnewlife.Filledwiththepassion,glamour,twists,anddrivingsuspensethatmadeSidneySheldonabestsellinglegend,SidneySheldon'sAftertheDarknessisanentertainingthrillridethatcontinuesthegrandtraditionsetbythemasterhimself.--ThistextreferstotheHardcoveredition.