Murder is an art - and someone at the National Gallery is a master.

When a curator is found dead at his desk in London's National Gallery, Augusta Peel is called in to investigate. The art world is ablaze with the rediscovery of a forgotten Renaissance master, but beneath the excitement lurks a dangerous truth. Could it have sparked a deadly motive?

As Augusta and Philip Fisher hunt for answers, shadows from their wartime past resurface. The price of solving the case may be facing the secrets Augusta has sworn never to reveal. Can she solve the mystery before the past catches up with her?