The artists' reception at the Mosaic Gallery in Tucson, Arizona is a success. However, next day, the body of Armando, the owner's husband, is discovered. Every artist is a suspect, with his or her own reasons to want him out of the picture. And who stole the sculpture of the goddess Gaia? Detective Maggie Reardon investigates, but with her disastrous personal life and being viciously attacked in her home, can she survive long enough to find the culprit...?