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The artists' reception at the popular Mosaic Gallery in Tucson, Arizona is a great success, but the next morning, when the body of Armando, the owner's husband, is discovered, things start turning ugly. Every artist becomes a suspect, and each of them has their own reason to want the man out of the picture. But who disliked Armando enough to want him dead? And who stole the fake Mexican artifacts and the sculpture of the goddess Gaia? An unseasonal Arizona heat wave keeps everyone's nerves on edge as Police Detective Maggie Reardon juggles a disastrous personal life while trying to solve the crime. But when she's viciously attacked in her own home, she begins wondering whether she'll survive long enough to find the culprit.