Jessica Tregarth went to England to visit her grandfather, an invitation which surprised and pleased her. The only link she had with her dead father's family was an antique ring he had brought with him to America. This would be a chance to learn more about who she is ; it would be fun. She's barely off the boat before the chase begins and Jess finds herslef playing a deadly game of cat-and-mouse through Cornwall, helped by David Randall, the ingenious author of a series of paperback gothic novels. But even Randall's cleverness may not be enough -- the couple doesn't know what the pursuers want -- and it is not the obvious"--Container.