Kiss of De'Ath

Once upon a time, Jack Mowgley was a Special Branch Officer with a promising career behind him. Now, he lives in rural Normandy and works as a not-so-private investigator. His former colleague, Sergeant Catherine McCarthy is leaving the Force to marry a top Gendarmerie officer, and Jack is called on to help with Colonel Rene Degas' investigation into the mysterious death of a British celebrity art critic. Piers De'Ath has been found naked in the wine cellar of his grand chateau, surrounded by a pentangle, black candles and other cabbalistic symbols. The investigation Introduces Jack to a world where great works of art are not always what they seem, and fakery theft and deception are commonplace. This time, death is in the picture...