Twelve shocking paintings. Eleven famous murders. One missing artist . . . and one woman driven to find herthis Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine Selection is a stunning achievement (Los Angeles Times).

Kim Lord is an avantgarde figure, feminist icon, and agent provocateur in the L.A. art scene. Her groundbreaking new exhibition Still Lives is comprised of selfportraits depicting herself as famous, murdered womenthe Black Dahlia, Chandra Levy, Nicole Brown Simpson, among many othersand the works are as compelling as they are disturbing, implicating a culture that is too accustomed to violence against women.

As the citys richest art patrons pour into the Rocque Museums opening night, all the staff, including editor Maggie Richter, hope the event will be enough to save the historic institutions flailing finances.

Except Kim Lord never shows up to her own gala.

Fear mounts as the hours and days drag on an