Sacre Bleu Pb

It is the color of the cloak of the Virgin Mary, a dazzling pigment coveted by artists around the world and through the ages, an exquisite, richly hued blue infused with danger, adventure, sensuality, and perhaps, just a touch of the supernatural. It is . . .SACRÉ BLEU

In July 1890, Vincent van Gogh, went into a cornfield and shot himself. Or did he Why would an artist at the height of his creative powers attempt to take his life . . . and then walk a mile to a doctor’s house for help Who was the crooked little “color man” Vincent had claimed was stalking him across France And why had the painter recently become deathly afraid of a certain shade of the color blue

These are just a few of the questions confronting Vincent’s friends—baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard and bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrec—who vow to discover the truth behind van Gogh’s untimely death.

Oh là là, quelle surprise, and zut alors! A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art history—with can-can girls, baguettes, and fine French cognac thrown in for good measure—Sacré Bleu is another masterpiece of wit and wonder from the one, the only, Christopher Moore.