Once again you are invited to share the lives of three intrepid adventurers as they confront the ambitions of eight cloned women. Now retired, senior homicide detective Henry Gordon is faced with a totally unexpected dilemma when his companion in adventure Tracey DeLacy resists all of his overtures for settled married life and returns to Karmel. While struggling to understand Tracey's motives he is presented with another complication in his existence when artist and former police constable Julia Roots moves in with him. An unusual combination of woman and child, Julia quickly becomes an...

Intended to be the final novel of the 'Octagon Fragrance' series 'The Painting initiative' is by no means a nostalgic withdrawl from conflict as Henry, Tracey and Margaret join forces yet again in an all consuming effort to solve an incredibly compelling mystery. Henry finds it necessary to return to his former calling as homicide detective to unravel the circumstances of a disaster that destroyed the pleasant existence for which he had strived so determinedly. Leaving no stone unturned he does his best to cooperate with Police Chief Tenon and his officers only to find both himself and one of...