When an obnoxious and untalented South American artist collapses and dies at the opening of his gallery show, Susan Melville, artist and retired hitwoman, suspects that something more than chance might be involved. She is soon distracted by the New York art world, including her pushy agent, an attractive museum official and a mysterious dead artist who is the toast of the American art scene, never dreaming that all these pieces may fit together and that she may be called to resume her former calling once more. I enjoyed this book, but I have problems with the main character whose personality doesn't seem very clear. ( )