Crimes From the Heart

The murder of Martine Dumas leads to an extraordinary series of events, which begin with two people being separately indicted for the crime. The indictments take place over a four-week period with each person presumed to have committed the murder for his or her own reasons without aid from anyone else. But in each case, unexpected discoveries negate any chance of obtaining a murder conviction. An apparent suicide leads investigators to consider yet another possibility in their quest to apprehend the killer of Martine Dumas. However, this possibility turns out to be nothing more than a wild and unsubstantiated guess that only creates more confusion. Finally, through a chance encounter, a subtle deceit begins to unravel, and a third person is arrested and charged with multiple crimes connected to the death of Martine Dumas. In addition to a torrid love affair that defies common sense and social conventions, this novel primarily depicts a remarkable chain of deceptions that should prove entertaining and challenging to the experienced reader.