西德尼·谢尔顿（Sidney Sheldon 1917—2007）　当代美国著名作家。2007年1月30日在洛杉矶逝世，享年89岁。他是世界上唯一集奥斯卡奖、托尼奖和爱伦·坡奖于一身的作家，前17本小说全部登上过《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜的榜首。根据吉尼斯世界纪录的记载，他是世界上被翻译得最多的作家，他的作品被译成51种语言，引介到180个国家和地区，全球总销量超过3亿册。

The Stars Shine Down is Sidney Sheldons twelfth and most passionate novel, set against the glamorous world of international business and featuring a complex and compelling heroine faced with a series of life-shattering decisions.

Lara Cameron is young and beautiful. Rising from a past she seeks to repress, she achieves her wildest ambition, creating a much envied business empire. Then, overnight, all that has gone before, her fortune, her achievements, and her marriageeverythingis at risk.

Paul Martin, a brilliant but mysterious lawyer who is captivated by Lara, finally is faced with her desire for independence and his own compulsion no to let her go.

Howard Keller, Laras longtime friend and mentor, is torn between loyalty to her and maintaining a terrifying secret, one that must never be revealedespecially to Lara.

It is Philip Adler who offers Lara an exciting new world, but at a devastating price that threatens to destroy them both.

From Scotland to Nova Scotia, New York to London, Rome to Reno, The Stars Shine Down is classic Sidney Sheldon, featuring the startling shocks and amazing surprises millions of readers have come to expect and love. It is also a highlight in a continuum of virtuoso performances by the man everyone turns to for irresistible romance, cliff-hanger suspense, and the totally unexpected.