"A puzzle. I've got pieces to a puzzle and I'm going to Madagascar."

Beautiful, elegant, manhattan socialite Whitney Macallister finds herself placed into a unique partnership on a hunt for a long-lost treasure. It's not just any partnership, though. After Doug Lord, a slick, determined yet charming theif hijacked her car at a astop light in attempt to run away for bad guys; Whitney now must battle with Doug, side by side, to stay ahead of the little game entitled "death".

Roberts not only takes us on an adventure, however it goes all the way into the immense culture of the Malagasy people, and into their lemur-silled jungles of Madagascar. All of this in search for a treasure that digs way back into history during the time of the French Revolution. With nothing but their wits and all they can carry on their backs with them (not to mention the vicious gang of violent murderers on their trail), the two find themselves in a life and death situation where they learn to navigate, cooperate and instigate-for each other. This is simply just a game to Doug, but when the game comes to an end, lives may be lost, people could be hurt, and someone must die.

What I liked about this book is that it starts off in a place familiar to me (NYC), and then it just dramatically changes into a jungle. And it takes you through intimate, outrageous, funny, caring, etc. incidents all within. I recommend this to those who like jewelery, romance, and possibly even the French Revolution!