"Hugo Marston, head of security for the U.S. Embassy in Paris, puts his life in danger when he investigates the murder of a celebrated artist, all the while fending off an assassin looking to settle an old score against him"-- Provided by publisher.

Accompanying his boss, US Ambassador J. Bradford Taylor, to the first night of an art exhibition in Montmartre, Paris, Marston finds out that the sculptures on display are made from his favorite medium: books. But the night takes a deadly turn when one of the guests is found murdered. Marston offers his profiling expertise to help solve the crime, but the detective in charge quickly makes an arrest-- and it is someone that Hugo is certain is innocent. Meanwhile, his best friend, Tom Green, disappears in Amsterdam, hunting an enemy from their past-- an enemy who has set his sights on Hugo. -- adapted from back cover