An artist colony in Taos, New Mexico, has an unexpected vacancy to fill, and a young painter is offered the first major residency of his career. A few days after his arrival, this shy, closeted young man discovers the reason such an opportunity became available - when he stumbles upon the corpse of the artist who preceded him. This gay-themed crime novel is the first murder mystery from award-winning writer J. Timothy Hunt, author of the acclaimed non-fiction thriller "The Politics of Bones."