A former New York junkie journalist explores the allure and degradation of heroin through a mock dictionary format, dissecting her cerebral journey and emotional experiences related to addiction.
"Art historian Robin Lowell expects to spend a peaceful summer uncovering hidden frescoes in an old Dutch church. Instead she find herself embroiled in a 400-year-old mystery and a raging controversy in Middelbroek Kerk. Her fascination with the church's past and her complete involvement in its present pose questions. Is the spectral monk who haunts Robin's thoughts a product of her overwrought imagination, or is he a very real danger to everyone involved in the church restoration? Can she trust with her knowledge of the church's treasure the playboy troubleshooter, the brilliant artist, or the brusque musician?