An Exhibit of Madness: 1 (Dulcie Chambers Museum Mysteries)

Dr. Dulcinea (Dulcie) Chambers has a lot on her mind. Shes just opened a new exhibit of Winslow Homer watercolors at the Maine Museum of Art where shes the chief curator. The exhibit will be complete when the museums director the urbane Joshua Harriman buys the final piece at auction. But when Dulcie discovers a body where the painting should have been shes one of the primary suspects. Portland Police Detective Nicholas Black is on the case but finds he is less than objective when it comes to the attractive Dr. Chambers. As a native Dulcie is firmly rooted in Maine but has risen to the top of the museum world quickly. Shes confident in her work but not in her skills at a cocktail party. Shed rather be at home with a good glass of wine and a book not to mention a hearty portion of chicken fried rice. Nick grew up in the socialite-filled and privileged world of Bostons elite groomed for a career in law. He jumped ship much to his familys horror and chose the life of a police detective instead. He hasnt looked back and they wont forgive him. Piecing together clues while continuing to run a museum is not easy for Dulcie. When an attempt is made on her life Nick knows that the situation is dire. Yet he has little experience with the art world and must rely on Dulcies knowledge and intuition. The missing painting must be the key if only Dulcie and Nick could understand how.