西德尼·謝爾頓（Sidney Sheldon 1917—2007）　當代美國著名作傢。2007年1月30日在洛杉磯逝世，享年89歲。他是世界上唯一集奧斯卡奬、托尼奬和愛倫·坡奬於一身的作傢，前17本小說全部登上過《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜的榜首。根據吉尼斯世界紀錄的記載，他是世界上被翻譯得最多的作傢，他的作品被譯成51種語言，引介到180個國傢和地區，全球總銷量超過3億冊。

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.