Short description
Juliet Kipper, a gifted painter, is strangled in the LA gallery where her first solo has opened to critical acclaim and the murder investigation is taken on by Milo Sturgis. The investigation points to a gruesome, sadistic pattern of death.
Long description
Juliet Kipper, a gifted painter, is strangled in the LA gallery where her first solo show has opened to critical acclaim, and Milo Sturgis takes on the murder investigation as a favour to an old friend. He consults Alex Delaware, who, researching parallels with other deaths, looks for artists killed when on the verge of a breakthrough or comeback. And he finds two others. The investigation points to a gruesome, sadistic pattern of death, taking Milo and Alex into the dark side of the art world, and Alex's ex-lover Robin into terrible danger.
Review
'Strong insights into the quirks of human and criminal behaviour' -- Guardian 'Filled with insight' -- Stephen King 'Coolly intelligent' -- GQ 'A sense of humanity and justice' -- Publishers Weekly 'An alert eye for detail' -- New York Times