Dramatic, compelling and intense – a murder mystery and an evocative tale of friendship and tragedy.
Arianne Tawnison is a journalist but never once imagines investigating a murder, but this is exactly what happens when she hears that her lifelong best friend has been murdered in the South of France. September Falls – passionate, beautiful and fiery had been hailed as the next great artist and her sudden death sends the cost of her artwork escalating dramatically. The media reported in frenzy but appeared to focus more on September’s wild and controversial behaviour, matching it only to the vivid imagery of her art, rather than the facts of her death.
Frustrated by their lack of investigation and deeply grieving, Arianne receives a mysterious parcel – September’s precious journal posted to her only days before her death. The journal is coded for secrecy but reveals her suspicions that she was being watched. It became clear that her arrogant yet captivating friend had been truly afraid for her life. Spurred on by her friend’s faith in her, Arianne travels to France meeting up with Mark Adams, the art agent who had represented September. He is immediately welcoming and kind, Arianne is drawn to him instantly but, she is convinced he is hiding something from her. Does he know more about September’s death than he is letting on? Can she even trust him?
Arianne had always been in the shadow of her exotic friend but now, she has to take the lead and to face the consequences of her research. Through her investigations, it becomes blatantly clear that there were elements to September’s nature that she had never witnessed, and she sadly realises that September’s whole life had been based on a myriad of secrets and lies. Each new clue places Arianne in great danger and there’s no doubt that she too is being followed by someone furtively hiding in the shadows. It’s a race to find the killer before the killer finds her.
