Nancy Tremblay is a multi-millionaire who brings sparkle, energy and money into this novel. There is family drama and estrangements that readers can relate to and brings their emotions to the very core of their being. Suzanne and Nancy are thrust into a world of foreign intrigue, murder and profound turmoil. International art crime theft is at the crux of Beyond Murder. The home base for this novel takes place in Boston, MA. Madaline Mason, acclaimed actress friend of Suzanne Morse hires a private detective to find the person or person's threatening her life. Madaline has kept a secret hidden for years. After being raped as a young girl she was forced to give up her baby for adoption. Kyle Mason, the son of Madaline, has been accused of killing his gay lover, art curator, Curtis Jones. A world the women never knew existed transports them on a wild chase from museums to exotic places including death defying confrontations with the Yakuza (the Japanese Mafia). Suzanne's personal life is in crises mode on several fronts. Her strong religious convictions are tested when her oldest daughter intends to convert from Judaism to Christianity. In Beyond Murder Suzanne and Nancy, with the help of the FBI, Interpol and the Japanese police, find the killer of Curtis Jones. They also learn about the enormity of dollars that is lost, each year, in the world of international art crime and artifact crime theft. Suzanne and longtime love, Stephen, are at odds of his non commitments to divorce his habitually intoxicated wife and marry Suzanne. Nancy meets her love when the two women arrive in San Diego to help Kyle in his defense in the murder of Curtis Jones. Rich is the lead detective of homicide in San Diego.