Abbie Elliot is in Switzerland with her diplomat husband. She has
3 friends who have a lot of money and the one with the most gets her
husand to give them a 4 day holiday in Monte Carlo. This is 4 days at
the finest hotel in the presidential suite. All afternoon of the first
day they parade around the pool in their little bikini's. In the
evening they head for the casino where they meet 4 guy's and after a
night of heavy drinking they wind up on someone's yacht. In the morning
they wake up surrounded by police. The are taken to jail where they
are accused of killing the President of France and his bodyguard who
were on the yacht. They are convicted and receive very lengthy
prison sentences. This is a French prison and they have been convicted
without ever being found guilty. 3 of them admit to guilt just to
get out of the nightly beatings but Abbie refuses to admit guilt and
is tortured every day. One of the girls dies in prison and Abbie manages
to escape with a little help.Now she must prove their innocence with
all of France looking for her. Not a bad story it is typical Patterson