When Sarah Chenowith first sees the mysterious Madelaine watching the house next door she is struck by the overwhelming feeling that the woman is evil. Her neighbour, Arnold Barber, hires Madelaine to teach his wife art and soon Madelaine moves in. Then the deaths start.

One day Sarah finds a painting that seems to predict the death of one of the victims and she starts to believe that the deaths have a supernatural cause. She must call on her Hopi Indian ancestry to try and solve the mystery and prevent the next murder.

Still Life is a superb horror tale written by one of my favourite authors. As always the characters are beautifully described and far from predictable. The relationships are consistent and realistic, in particular the interplay between Sarah and her mother, Ann. One interesting aspect to this book is the way that particular chapters are written from the point of view of different characters. The story is well paced moving rapidly towards a far from predictable ending.

Superb!