At an exhibition of her late husband's paintings, Rosa Thorn is shocked by the wild antics of certain artists. Is the art world a place where the normal rules of behaviour don't apply? When she realises she's being followed, her fear escalates. There is someone out there determined to invade her life. Then one of the artists is found dead. The police conclude it is suicide, but Rosa discovers inconsistencies in the evidence. And when she delves more deeply into this world where appearances are seductive but don't match reality, she will need every ounce of her wit and intelligence to come out of it alive...