When a summer storm isolates an artist's retreat in the south of France, and two bodies are found, Jacquot mustfindthe killer before he strikes again! Provence, a sensual landscape of golden light, rich contrasts and striking colour, is an artist's dream. But sometimes dreams can turn into nightmares. Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot of the Cavaillon Regional Crime Squad is called to an artist's retreat, a luxury hill-top hotel. A young woman is missing. There are bloodstains, but no body! Among the guests under suspicion are those who have both means and motive, with personal secrets and their own dangerous liaisons to conceal. Looming over them all is a celebrated and reclusive artist whose masterworks are priceless.
