A DELICIOUS STEW OF CRIME, PASSION, HIGH FASHION, AND TRAGIC LOVE.--Affaire de CoeurA reclusive couturiere of originality and passion, Maria Cazare s is a legend shrouded in mystery. Around her swirl rumor and counterrumor, whispers of shocking secrets and taboos broken. . . . COMPULSIVELY READABLE AND UTTERLY ENGROSSING.--The Times (London)When the glitterati assemble in Paris for the new collections, a fatal passion established three decades before in sultry New Orleans fulfills its tragic destiny. Two journalists, Rowland McGuire and Gini Hunter, pick up the heady scent of an unfolding scandal. . . . SUSPENSEFUL AND COMPLETELY ENTERTAINING.--BooklistAs the world waits breathlessly for the new Cazare s collection, the search for a missing innocent will reach its pulsingly suspenseful climax. And at last, blood red truths will be revealed. . . . A Featured Alternate of the Literary Guild(r) and the Doubleday Book Club(r)"