The Art of Dying - Thriller for Patricia Cornwell Fans - Free on Kindle Today

stevedan

I came across The Art of Dying by Anne Morgellyn on the free offers on Kindle. Looks like a classy thriller in Patricia Cornwell/Kathy Reichs territory.

August Stockyard is the most outrageous, flamboyant figure on the London art scene.

The heir to a media and property empire, he is vain and attention-seeking - and compulsively fascinating.

But when he dies in a typically theatrical fashion, he leaves a mystery behind him.

Was his death the unfortunate consequence of a kinky sex game gone wrong as it appears at first sight?

Or was it something more sinister?

In his will, August leaves adjoining houses to his pregnant girlfriend Cressida and his former comrade-in-arms, the investigative pathologist Louise Moon.

As Louse starts to investigate the mystery of August's death she starts to suspect she is part of a horrific game malevolently orchestrated from beyond the grave.

Was August cleverly planning to shame his distant father and take revenge on his ruthless uncle, the obese and grasping millionaire who now had his sights set on Louise?

Or was it a game from another world to throw the two women with whom August had been obsessed into a fight to the death as reluctant and mismatched neighbours?

In August Stockyard's hands, even dying is a form of art.

And it may be his greatest creation - and one which claims the lives of the women he professed to love.

'The Art of Dying' is a gripping suspense thriller that explores death, art and love. Expertly plotted, and researched, it is perfect for fans of Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs.

It concludes the series of Louise Moon thrillers that include 'Remains of the Dead' and 'Grave Truths'.

Praise for Anne Morgellyn.

'A masterful, intelligent, gripping example of the master novelist's craft' - Alistair Kinnon, best-selling author of 'The Knotted Cord'.

"A gripping story. I was hooked." - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.

'Powerful in its metaphoric compulsiveness, bleak, disturbing, intelligent- DM Thomas.

squigs

Many thanks.:beer:
The book sounds great!:)

stevedan

Hope you like it.

BernadetteChurch

Still available today.

montymud

Thanks, got it - just finished 12th of Never by James Patterson and eagerly awaiting Reichs next book, Cornwell for me has lost her way but hopefully this might introduce me to a great new author so thanks for that.