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Ballantine Books
July 1997
On Sale: June 23, 1997
624 pages
ISBN: 0345419081
EAN: 9780345419088
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Mystery Woman Sleuth
New York City, 1972—A dabbler in mathematics and
chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big
Eight accounting firm. Before heading off to a new
assignment in Algeria, Cat has her palm read by a fortune-
teller. The woman warns Cat of danger. Then an antiques
dealer approaches Cat with a mysterious offer: He has an
anonymous client who is trying to collect the pieces of an
ancient chess service, purported to be in Algeria. If Cat
can bring the pieces back, there will be a generous
reward.
The South of France, 1790—Mireille
de Remy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the
fortresslike Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in
revolution, the two girls burn to rebel against
constricted convent life—and their means of escape is at
hand. Buried deep within the abbey are pieces of the
Montglane Chess Service, once owned by Charlemagne.
Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of
unlimited power. But to keep the Game a secret from those
who would abuse it, the two young women must scatter the
pieces throughout the world. . . .
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