Maxence Lawrence

Maxence Lawrence, (????-????), was a mystery novelist perhaps best known for his on-again-off-again relationship with Harry Hardiner, both as lovers and editors. The famously close-lipped writer left his Manhattan loft in August 2007 with a steamer trunk and a receiving line of paparazzi, who would catch the last living images of the author. Conspiracy theorists suggest Lawrence went into hiding with Hardiner in a sequestered love nest, or tried to hide from the mob so he could release the final Rosewire book to the public later that year. Rationalists note meager evidence to suggest Lawrence was running to or from anything but debt. His body was found badly decomposed in a refrigerator at Hardiner Hollow by a boy who was separated from his tour group in November 2008. A thorough autopsy was difficult due to the state of the body, but showed evidence of asphyxiation or drowning. To date, Maxence Lawrence's fate remains a mystery.