One million dollars - thats what Harvey Metcalfe lifelong king of shady deals has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza and instant riches. Overnight four men - the heir to an earldom a Harley Street doctor a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don - find themselves penniless. But this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men. They band together and shadow him from the casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot and the hallowed lawns of Oxford.Their plan is simple: to sting the crook for exactly what they lost. To the penny. Marvellously plotted with just the right amounts of romance wit and savoir-faire PUBLISHERS WEEKLY