Beauty is in the eye of the master ...<br><br>Gideon Keel and Jesse Madding have seen dozens of gruesome crime scenes over the years, but nothing compares to the latest discovery -- a body put on horrific display. Clues in the apartment indicate that while the woman expired, party guests enjoyed rich caviar and expensive champagne. But there are no other clues about the victim or the culprits.<br><br>Empath Emma Coolidge is determined to save her sister from the same monsters Gideon and Jesse are hunting. And she’ll do anything for the two men who rescued her from a similar fate. The three plan a sting operation to infiltrate the small group of "art connoisseurs" by sadistically turning Jesse into a living work of art, but will it be enough to save Chicago from more vicious murders in the name of beauty?

Unveiled

Jesse knew what was going to happen as soon as Gideon found an unclaimed couch, but he didn’t make a single pre-emptive move. He held his hands behind his back, his legs spread slightly, his back straight, and waited for Gideon to tell him what he wanted. For the rest of the night, he wasn’t going to have a single thought or feeling, except for what Gideon told him. He wasn’t going to think about the monsters they couldn’t find, couldn’t control. It would make Gideon feel better to have absolute power over the situation, and Jesse felt more than a hint of relief when Gideon took that sort of control.


He never expected him to pull the two-foot long crop out from the inside of his jacket.


Chapter 4