A Still and Woven Blue

"Basically, It'S The Story Of A Murder, A Straight Forward Crime Of Passion In Which A Poor And Lonely Artist Kills A Lovely Chinese Prostitute Who Has Befriended Him And Nursed Him Back To Health. It Is The Murder And The Ensuing Trial That Entwine The Story Of This Ill-Fated Pair With The Other Characters: Merlin Carson, A Famous Poet Who Is Living Out His Days As A Recluse In Northern California; His Nephew Peter, A Lawyer Assigned To Conduct The Artist'S Appeal Against The Murder Conviction; And Clarissa, Peter'S Mother, Who Shares With Merlin A Sordid, Yet Moving, Family Secret That Brings The Plot Full Circle." Houston Chronicle