Elegance and Evil

Cleo Cooper left ocean-dipping weekends as a psychology professor in Hawaii to sample life in the high desert of Santa Fe for her sabbatical. With her romantic relationship on the rocks in Hawaii Cleo falls for Luc a charming international expert in her field and is tempted to make the change permanent. She enjoys the people the work and the sparkling conversations even if they come with a bite. But when a wealthy backer of her project is killed the snarky scientists artists and a Saudi ex-pat who Cleo thought were her new friends are now at the top of the suspect list. And with a killer on the loose Cleo finds her life and her love in danger.