The Scarlatti inheritance: In a desperate attempt to prevent her own son from delivering a powerful weapon to Hitler's Germany, Elizabeth Wyckham Scarlatti will use her money, power, and influence to beat him.The Osterman weekend: Details the most terrifying week of John Tanner's life. Three couples, his closest, dearest friends, are accused of being Russian spies. Instead of the classic Osterman weekend - a slightly crazy, slightly drunken reunion - this weekend is a nightmare of mistrust, deceit and murder.The Matlock paper: James Matlock, professor of English at Carlyle University, New England, is assigned by the US government to investigate what seems to be a large-scale dope and prostitution business on the Carlyle campus. But things are not as straightforward as they first appear.The Gemini contenders: Andrew and Adrian Fontine, antagonistic twin sons of Vittorio Fontine-Cristi, search separately for the small Greek monastery vault and its priceless ancient documents, hidden high in the Italian Alps.