Black Water Lilies A stunning twisty murder mystery

Black Water Lilies : A stunning, twisty murder mystery
ISBN: 9781474601764
Publication Date: 28 March 2017

This is the story of thirteen days that begin with one murder and end with another. J r me Morval, a man whose passion for art was matched only by his passion for women, has been found dead in the stream that runs through the gardens at Giverny, where Monet did his famous paintings. In J r me's pocket is a postcard of Monet's Water Lilies with the words: Eleven years old. Happy Birthday.

Entangled in the mystery are three women: a young painting prodigy, the seductive village schoolteacher and an old widow who watches over the village from a mill by the stream. All three of them share a secret. But what do they know about the discovery of J r me Morval's corpse And what is the connection to the mysterious Black Water Lilies, a rumoured masterpiece by Monet that has never been found...

About the Author

Michel Bussi is the author of the bestsellers After the Crash and Black Water Lilies , both of which were Waterstones Thriller of the Month. In France, where he has published ten novels, he is the second bestselling author overall, with over a million novels sold in 2016 alone, and he has won over sixteen literary awards. When not writing fiction, he is a Professor of Geography at the University of Rouen.