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"Suspense-laden tale"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted June 10, 2003

In California, renowned artist Susa Donavon will paint a canvas in front of an audience. Her work will be auctioned as part of raising money for the Friends of Moreno County. Additionally Susa will appraise any works brought in by patrons of the arts with the money raised Read more...

"Intriguing plot and strong empathic characters."
Reviewed by Sensual Romance
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted July 27, 2003

Lacy Quinn wants to show her grandfather's paintings, left to her in his will, to the world-famous artist Susa Donavan. Her parents warn that instead of fostering her grandfather's legacy, she may uncover unsavoury truths that should remain buried. Lacy agrees to show the paintings under an assumed name. Despite Read more...

Summary

When Lacey Quinn inherits the striking landscapes painted by her late grandfather, she sets out to prove they are as good as anything hanging in museums with California Impressionists today. But the paintings in her possession are more than the works of a talented master, they are anguished voices from the grave...crying murder!

Lacey researches her grandfather's past and is rocked by a strange series of violent events. Someone wants to steal her inheritance and reduce the paintings to unrecognizable ashes in a suspicious blaze.

Ian Lapstrake, a security specialist working for the appraisal house Rareties Unlimited, has taken an interest in Lacey's inheritance...and in her. Their search for answers leads them down a road paved with lies, blood, and a shocking family history. Clues to a series of unexplained murders may be hidden in the brush strokes—clues that have now marked Lacey and Ian for death.