Catherine Coulter's unprecedented romantic talent shines in her newest blockbuster: False Pretenses-a captivating romantic thriller. Elizabeth Carleton is a gorgeous & dazzling concert pianist. Seemingly she has it all, until her wealthy husband is murdered & she becomes the prime suspect. Three equally charming men arrive from her past offering assistance & protection. But who is she to trust? Is her husband's murderer still at large? And what do these men want? As Elizabeth tries to prove her innocence, other forces are at work. Set in the steamy streets of Paris & dangerous alleys of New York, False Pretenses thrills with dangerous passion, ambition, lust, scandal & a question...can a woman learn to love again?