Trompe l'Oeil: (To Fool the Eye)

American scholar Rachel Farraday accepts a position researching a decaying chateau in France during the height of the French/Algerian war. Mysteries envelope the property including a honeycomb of underground tunnels her employer is reluctant to discuss. A sudden death makes Rachel a surprise co-inheritor of the chateau with an attractive possibly insane young man. Intrigue follows and now Rachels life is threatened. Trompe lOeil is another exquisitely crafted tale of suspense: a lovely setting harrowing situations paranormal overtones and every ending a sinister surprise.