Harsh halogen work lamps flashed on and illuminated the grotto.įor the first time Günter was able to see the length and breadth of the storage space. He caught the faint rustle of cloth and the click of a light switch. If he was found in the cave it would mean certain death. His testicles had retreated far into his body. His heart pounded against his rib cage, and cold fear crawled along his backbone. Günter killed his light and waited in the pitch-black, straining his ears for the noise to repeat itself. In the all-encompassing silence there was a sigh that didn’t emanate from his body. He stood statue-still, awed and horrified by the quantity of gold stacked in front of him. Aside from that steady drip, drip, drip, the silence surrounding him was complete and claustrophobic.

Far off, he could hear the echoing sound of water dripping onto the cave floor. That was before his search for gold led him to this miserable damp cavern. There had been a time when Günter loved gold. All of them shining like new, because gold never tarnishes. There were thousands of them, some dented and battered, some pristine and fresh. He moved closer and touched the surface of the twelve-foot tower of solid gold bricks.

The light beam reflected back into his eyes so intensely that he had to squint. Günter crept through the darkness, shining his flashlight on the wall in front of him. “Evanovich’s comedic timing and pacing are evident on every page.” -Daily Republic Evanovich fans will find this closer in style to the Stephanie Plum novels.” - Booklist A plan so sinister that only a megalomaniac could think it up, and only the unlikely duo of the irrepressibly charming Emerson Knight and the tenacious Riley Moon can stop it. Through the streets of Washington, D.C., and down into the underground vault of the Federal Reserve in New York City, an evil plan is exposed. What starts off as an inquiry about missing bank funds in the Knight account leads to inquiries about a missing man, missing gold, and a life-and-death race across the country. At least Riley Moon thought it was her dream job, until she is given her first assignment: babysitting Emerson Knight. Her aggressive Texas spitfire attitude has helped her land her dream job as a junior analyst with mega-bank Blane-Grunwald. Good thing he’s also brilliant, rich, and (some people might say) handsome, or he’d probably be homeless. Riley Moon has just graduated from Harvard Business and Harvard Law. Janet Evanovich, bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series, teams up with Emmy-winning writer Phoef Sutton for a brand-new series of mysteries featuring Emerson Knight and Riley Moon, a dynamic duo with instant and undeniable chemistry.Įmerson Knight is introverted, eccentric, and has little to no sense of social etiquette.

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