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

He turned to Andre. “If you can guarantee me that Xavier will be at the next party, I’ll come,” he said. “From the sound of it, he’s the only one who can keep control of his wife and I’m not going to come back if she’s going to fuck up my work.”


Andre lifted his shoulder in a half-shrug. “Xavier’s plane is landing tomorrow at eleven. Unless something totally unexpected happens, he plans to be in town for the next week.”


“Then count me in for another party this week if you want me.”


Andre beamed at him and pulled his wallet out of his back pocket. “Fantastic. Here’s the bonus I promised you.”


As he took the money, his stomach sank. Jesse was going to hate this.


But not any more than Gideon already did.17


Chapter 56