The Commissions

Get ready for a rollicking and irresistible new mystery from award-winning artist and author Paul Madonna. Amsterdam, 2019�_"following the conclusion ofA�Come to Light. Former rock star-turned-artist Emit Hopper�_Ts life has taken yet another strange turn. His old friend, the legendary SanA�Francisco private detective Ronnie Gilbert, is dead, and his killer has just been acquitted. But when a disheveled acquaintance from Ronnie�_Ts past walks into Emit�_Ts shop, a puzzling mystery resurfaces, twenty years cold. We�_Tre transported back to San Francisco, 1999, when Emit and Ronnie first met. Emit has returned to taking commissions drawing people�_Ts houses, only to be strong-armed by a shady police lieutenant into acting as her off-the-books spy. On top of that, a strange young woman claiming to be his daughter refuses to leave him alone. From there unfolds an intricate tale of corruption and murder that leads to an explosive scandal, with consequences that, two decades hence, areA�finally revealed. From the world of theA�Emit Hopper MysteryA�series,A�The CommissionsA�kicks off the origin story of what promises to be an unforgettable new eccentric detective, Ronnie Gilbert. In a mystery filled with suspense and surprises around every corner, Paul Madonna brings to life the last days of San Francisco before the turn of the millennium with dozens of hisA�signature pen-and-ink drawings.