Cold Paradise by Stuart Woods

In the sun-drenched opulence of Palm Beach, Stone Barrington expects tranquility — not the resurrection of a woman he once knew to be dead. Allison Manning, elegant and enigmatic, has returned from her watery grave with a fortune, a new identity, and shadows that refuse to stay buried. Her reappearance sets off a chain of deceit and danger that threatens the gilded calm of paradise itself.

What begins as a quiet reunion spirals into a deadly pursuit through the glittering façade of high society — a world where loyalty bends, truth is negotiable, and survival demands cunning. With his signature precision and elegance, Stuart Woods crafts a taut, seductive thriller that exposes the darkness behind privilege and the cost of trusting the past.