The art of deception
(2020)

Fiction

Book

Call Numbers:
MYSTERY/GOLDBERG,L

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Mysteries MYSTERY/GOLDBERG,L Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Minotaur Books, 2020
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION

viii, 306 pages ; 22 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781250224200, 1250224209 :, 1250224209, 9781250224200
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

"In the west end of London, an apparently crazed individual is on the loose, breaking into art galleries and private homes to slash valuable paintings of women. Despite Scotland Yard's best efforts, the criminal remains at large and continues on his destructive path. When Joanna and the Watsons are called in to solve the mystery, they soon discover that although the canvases have been slashed, their backings remain pristine, with no cuts or scratches. The criminal, it seems, is no mere vandal-he's searching for something hidden behind the portraits. Suspicion soon falls on two skilled art restorers who previously worked at the gallery where all the vandalized art was purchased. When Joanna finds the body of one in a bricked off fireplace at the gallery, the other is left as the prime suspect. But then he's discovered dead as well. Luckily, Joanna has a plan for ensnaring the criminal once and for all. But it must not fail, or more paintings-and lives-will be lost"--