The Gravity of Shadows: A Novel

David Ramus

ISBN 10: 0061096261 / ISBN 13: 9780061096266

Published by HarperTorch, 1999

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The Gravity of Shadows . . . To save his business, art dealer Wil Sumner returns to Palm Beach--the monied world in whose shadow he'd enviously spent his childhood. Now, though, he would be inside its gilded gates, appraising the private collection of a mysterious, ailing recluse. Yet beneath the fabulous wealth lies a darkness Wil never suspects, until he witnesses the murder of his client's wife--and is dragged into a vendetta that began a century ago. That Pull at a Man's Soul Caught in a vortex of evil beyond his understanding, Wil becomes entangled in the fears of a dying man and in the awesome power of a politician who will do anything to keep secrets buried. Desperate to find answers, Wil plunges into an underworld of greed, murder, and seduction that can destroy these two warring enemies--and finish Wil, too.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Gravity of Shadows: A Novel
• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061096261
• ISBN 13: 9780061096266
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Thriller

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Synopsis

The Gravity of Shadows . . .

To save his business, art dealer Wil Sumner returns to Palm Beach--the monied world in whose shadow he'd enviously spent his childhood. Now, though, he would be inside its gilded gates, appraising the private collection of a mysterious, ailing recluse. Yet beneath the fabulous wealth lies a darkness Wil never suspects, until he witnesses the murder of his client's wife--and is dragged into a vendetta that began a century ago.

That Pull at a Man's Soul

Caught in a vortex of evil beyond his understanding, Wil becomes entangled in the fears of a dying man and in the awesome power of a politician who will do anything to keep secrets buried. Desperate to find answers, Wil plunges into an underworld of greed, murder, and seduction that can destroy these two warring enemies--and finish Wil, too.

About the Author

Once hailed by Cosmopolitan magazine as a "Bachelor-of-the-Month," Ramus lost $5 million when the art market crashed. He lives with his wife and children in Palm Beach, Florida.