An honest lawyer a Czech hand model and a box of mysterious Christmasornaments each play their part in Harrisons intricate mystery George Youngnever thought of ... » 

An honest lawyer a Czech hand model and a box of mysterious Christmasornaments each play their part in Harrisons intricate mystery George Youngnever thought of himself as a detective but thats pretty much his vocationan attorney for a top insurance firm its his job to pin down suspiciousclaims. But Mrs. Corbett the rich eccentric wife of the firms founder hasit in mind to put Georges skills to a peculiar assignment. With only a fewmonths to live her one desire is to know the true circumstance of her sonRogers violent death. Georges investigation leads him to Rogers mistress acagy Czech hand model named Eliska whose motives for latching on to Mrs.Corbetts son may have gotten him killed. Set against a brilliantlydrawnManhattan at once volatile and vivid Risk is prime Colin Harrison. «