The Lovers is an arresting tale, a mystery witha low burn tension, which revolves around the disappearance of Lucie Bruyre.The novel unveils the truth about her charismatic yet subtly controllingpartner, the world-famous artist Ernest Renfield. The suspenseful story, bothpolice investigation and multi-voiced Rashomon, ends in a dramaticand powerful illumination.

'I found The Lovers utterly compelling. This impeccably crafted novel toldfrom multiple perspectives offers the page-turning suspense of a mystery whileresisting easy resolution. It is ultimately a meditation on making art: thecost it exacts and the solace it brings.' - Michelle deKretser

'...thisyear already has an outpouring of art-inspired Australian fiction. Here is someof the best...The least flattering portrait of a painter is in The Lovers, anintriguing and elegant short novel by French-born Catherine Rey.' - Susan Wyndham, LOOK Magazine

'The Lovers is a brilliantly structured whodunnit msytery. It begins as Lucie Bruyere has disappeared from the secluded mansion of her partner, the eccentric painter Ernest Renfield...This elegant novel is less about Lucie's disappearance than, as one character puts it, the mystery of why 'pain prevents us from loving'.' - H C Gildfind, Good Reading Magazine