Love of Art & Murder

The City of Steeples - Where the Beauty of Art and the Villains of the Art World Collide After an art reception at the Dahlia Gallery on Bank Street, popular artist Marilyn Maroney is discovered impaled by the spear of her warrior goddess sculpture. Marilyn's friend Georgi Algarve and Roxanne Samson slyly sleuth through Detective Morrison's investigation as he relies on the 'details of death' provided by the clever and captivating medical examiner, Dr. Angela Storm.Before long, an abduction, stolen art, and death at a Mystic museum have Morrison and the sleuths seeking to connect the crimes with a motive. Among the glamour of the art world, they discover the gritty underbelly of agents, dealers, buyers, and thieves, and learn of significant profits on art after an artist's death.Although when a broader connection is made to a Boston museum, the high fame of art brings the sleuths, artists, and villains together, linking them to a world-renowned heist and a devious game where the dangerous love of art leads to murder.