An update on the fourth novel
A couple of folks have kindly asked about the status of the fourth "Venus" novel. For now, it will remain a trilogy . I've been working for the past several years trying to get the story off the ground, but it just isn't working. I had a breakthrough a year or so ago on the plot, which helped me get through a few more chapters, but my work has since ground to a halt. The novel is set in the present day with retired assassin, poet, and bookstore owner Juliette Lacombe (who was introduced in "Leaving Paris") picking up her gun again to foil a terrorist attack at the Louvre. Irene, Martin, and Christian have long cameos, but are not the central focus of the plot. Diane and her private detective husband also come out of retirement to help Juliette. For those who read "Leaving Paris," there is a not-so-subtle hint that Juliette is the daughter of Claude Lacombe, the scientist character played by Francois Truffaut in "Close Encounters of the Thir...
