Desiring Artemis

Michael's best friend committed suicide. He cannot come to terms with the loss and blames himself for what happened.
 
Neither his love for his younger sister nor the painting he dreamed of dedicating his life to brings him back to his... senses — only his obsession with the sister of his dead friend returns him to reality. They say she is mentally ill, but why does she seem the most sane of all the people he has ever met?
 
He is consumed by a kaleidoscope of turbulent nights and chaotic connections, but sometimes through the thick haze, the shadow of the past emerges — the misty ghost of a girl who vanished from the boarding school where Michael studied. The police investigation has hit a dead end — no evidence, no suspects — but the family of the missing girl hires a private detective determined to uncover the truth. Even at the cost of his own life.