A Sunset Touch: A Mystery Featuring Superintendent Gil Mayo

Marjorie Eccles. Thomas Dunne Books, $22.95 (208pp) ISBN 978-0-312-28353-7

A mysterious fire, a vicious attack, stolen art and two displaced Polish children all figure in to the complex, layered plot of A Sunset Touch, by British mystery pro Marjorie Eccles. Detective Superintendent Gil Mayo oversees two different cases investigated by two different inspectors, until a Klee painting leads him to a different country and a common thread.

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