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Violence
Barely any
Mild violence — an identity investigation; some confrontations
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Moderate — adult romantic situations; Palm Beach social life
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild — Palm Beach social drinking
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The woman's identity — is she who Stone thinks she is; what the Palm Beach world is protecting; Stone's history with the original person
What this book is about
Stone Barrington is in Palm Beach when he encounters a woman who bears a striking resemblance to someone who died years ago. The question of her identity opens an investigation into Palm Beach's wealthy social world and its secrets. Cold Paradise is the sixth Stone Barrington novel — the Palm Beach setting adds the social-world satire Stone does best.
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A woman who may be someone from Stone's past — thought dead
Palm Beach society — the wealth and its secrets
Adult romantic content
Sixth in the Stone Barrington series
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