"Riveting. . .A sexy, hard-to-put down read."-- "Kirkus Reviews." Eden van Buren lies chained to an iron bedstead in a homemade cell. Her captor is a handsome tormented young sculptor who lives alone in the Arizona desert. He is honest, compassionate, and uninterested in money. Why then has he kidnapped Eden and demanded ten million dollars in ransom? And why does he seem intnet on destroying Eden's mother? The answer lies in half-century of dseire, brutality, and betrayal--a dark skein of tangled lives and shameful secrets that spans three generations and three continents, from Franco's Spain to the cruel brulaity of Veitnam, from the haut monde of Bevery Hills to exotic Costa Brava to the basement of an isolated house where Eden's captor seeks his ransom revenge. For he is more than a kidnapper; he is an avenging angel, and he represents the final piece in a puzzle of lies and deception that began with. . .the original sin. A gripping novel of love, revenge, and redemption, "The Original Sin" is a work of stunning intensity and riveting suspense--a novel that establishes Marius Gabriel as one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary fiction."A compelling read. . .pulsing with romance, danger and suspense. . .sex, scandal and dirty secrets."-- "Publishers Weekly"
- ISBN10 0553079298
- ISBN13 9780553079296
- Publish Date 1 April 1992 (first published 12 March 1992)
- Publish Status Remaindered
- Out of Print 14 October 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Bantam Books
- Format Hardcover
- Language English