In Washington D.C., Stone Barrington's investigation takes him to the highest reaches of political power...and private scandal. Seemingly out of the blue, Stone Barrington and NYPD detective Dino Bacchetti receive a most welcome invitation from the White House. It seems President Will Lee needs their investigative talents—and legendary discretion—for a particularly sensitive case. For his part, Stone is pleased to discover they'll be working with his former partner in crime (and in bed), CIA agent Holly Barker. In the exclusive world of Washington politics, power and privilege often go hand in hand with private indulgences and clandestine affairs. As Stone's investigation takes him from the multimillion-dollar houses of the city's elite in Georgetown to the luxurious apartments of Watergate to the private residence of the president himself, it becomes clear that even clubby, buttoned-up Washington high society has a scandalous side that its most favored members would kill to keep secret.