Sidney Sheldon's After the Darkness

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Harper Collins, May 25, 2010 - Fiction - 352 pages

Following the success of the New York Times bestseller Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game, this sweeping tale of love and betrayal, vengeance and redemption, will leave you racing to its shocking, triumphant end

What happens when a woman who has everything loses everything?

And when a woman who has nothing realizes she has nothing to lose?

Blessed with the face of an angel and the guileless, trusting nature of a child, Grace Brookstein is the prized wife of the king of Wall Street, Lenny Brookstein. A billionaire many times over, with estates around the world, a fleet of yachts, and a life that is the stuff of fantasies, the revered financial wizard made his fortune tending the nest eggs of ordinary people—the elderly, blue-collar workers, small charities, and working families struggling to make a better life for themselves and their children. The embodiment of America itself—ambitious, hardworking, generous, and warmhearted—Lenny is a fixture of the business pages and the society columns, where he and Grace are celebrated for their philanthropic contributions and their lavish annual fund-raising ball.

Despite the stock market's terrifying collapse, the Brooksteins' glamorous lifestyle of Palm Beach polo tournaments and G5 jets remains untouched—until the day Lenny goes sailing from their Nantucket beach estate and never comes home. When his abandoned yacht is found far out at sea, Grace is devastated. Lenny was her world. She has no idea that his disappearance is just the beginning of a dark, terrifying nightmare of murder, lies, greed, and betrayal that will shatter her life and destroy everything she has ever known. . . .

Before she can begin to grieve, the shocking news breaks that the $75 billion invested in Quorum, Lenny's hedge fund, is gone—and everyone believes that Grace has stolen the money. Overnight, the delicate beauty who was once the toast of moneyed society has become a reviled modern-day Marie Antoinette, alone and power-less to stop her infamous fall.

Grace is certain someone is framing her, and she'll do whatever it takes to prove it, even if it means taking the law into her own hands. Surrounded by enemies, with no one to turn to, Grace must learn to rely on herself—a bold, dangerous journey that will transform her in ways she never thought possible and lead her to a startling new life.

Filled with the passion, glamour, twists, and driving suspense that made Sidney Sheldon a bestselling legend, Sidney Sheldon's After the Darkness is an entertaining thrill ride that continues the grand tradition set by the master himself.

 

Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
9
Section 3
23
Section 4
27
Section 5
36
Section 6
42
Section 7
50
Section 8
55
Section 24
220
Section 25
226
Section 26
228
Section 27
234
Section 28
240
Section 29
253
Section 30
258
Section 31
265

Section 9
66
Section 10
78
Section 11
82
Section 12
99
Section 13
117
Section 14
125
Section 15
140
Section 16
149
Section 17
160
Section 18
172
Section 19
179
Section 20
186
Section 21
193
Section 22
203
Section 23
211
Section 32
268
Section 33
279
Section 34
287
Section 35
290
Section 36
296
Section 37
304
Section 38
312
Section 39
314
Section 40
323
Section 41
330
Section 42
333
Section 43
335
Section 44
342
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The late novelist and screenwriter Sidney Sheldon remains one of the world's top bestselling authors, having sold more than 300 million copies of his books. He is the only writer to have won an Oscar®, a Tony, and an Edgar® Award. Guinness World Records cites him as the most translated author in the world.

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