Kill for an Orchid

About this book

The fourth book in the "Death in Dordogne" series Kill for an Orchid spans two hemispheres and three centuries taking readers on a suspenseful journey of greed obsession and murder. Life is finally coming together for Mara and Julian in their idyllic corner of the French countryside. They are even contemplating marriage! However their happy prospects hit a nasty bump when Vronique Julians not-so-ex-wife turns up unexpectedly threatening blackmail and trouble. Trouble indeed: Veronique is brutally murdered and the local gendarmes top suspect is Julian himself. However a mysterious list of names found among Vroniques effects leads Mara to ask if these individuals are linked to the crime. But how? And why? As Mara seeks answers to these questions Julian has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to journey to China to solve the riddle of his mystery orchid. Is it the legendary Yong Chun Hua the flower of eternal youth? To his peril he soon learns that he is not alone in his quest. As he treks through the mountains of Sichuan piecing together the orchids dark secret he soon finds himself in a race for survival against a determined and deadly adversary. In France Mara comes face to face with the horrendous truth behind Vroniques death. A world apart these two must somehow help each other to thwart a cunning and ruthless killer.