Cold heart

The story opens with a fatal accident: film producer Harry Nathan is found dead in the swimming pool of his Beverly Hills home. What first looks like a tragic mishap soon uncovers a web of desire, deceit and hidden schemes that reaches into the secretive world of international art dealing. Lorraine Page, a private investigator, takes on the toughest job of her career when Cindy Nathan, a faded actress and Harry's third wife, hires her to look into his death. The novel is by Lynda La Plante, the British writer known for creating the television series Prime Suspect.