Patricia Potter gives us a tightly plotted, thrilling love story that is both strong and tender. As the Nazis fled before the might of the Allied forces, a U.S. regiment captured a treasure train loaded with looted items and gold. When some of that treasure went missing, it set off a trail of tragedy. More than 50 years later, when the full scope of that theft comes to light, the officers who were involved are dead, but more than mere scandal threatens some of their descendants. Colonel Lucien Flaherty is determined to clear his grandfather's name. And he's equally determined to enlist the aid of historian Amy Mallory, granddaughter of another general whose honor was broken over the treasure train, to remove the stain of that long-ago scandal. They're both prepared for the search to uncover some unpleasant truths -- but they're shocked to discover that the danger of meddling with such a distant secret is as real today as it ever was.