Artists use all manner of materials to express their vision, to interpret the world around them, to affect the hearts and minds of their audience.

But what if the artist himself were the medium? And what if artistic inspiration weren't the only force at work?

If painter Stefan Cobbe and art investigator Luke Morganstern don't answer those questions fast, they stand to lose their reputations, their relationship -- and their lives.

This collection includes The Artist's Touch (book one, a heavily revised and significantly expanded reprint) and Tested in Fire (book two, a first edition.