The Collector's Apprentice: A Novel

The Collector's Apprentice: A Novel

"A clever and complex tale of art fraud, theft, scandal, murder, andÂ revenge.â€ --Publishers Weekly

Â In this surprising, noirish page-turner, B. A.Â Shapiro once again takes readers into the world of art, glamour, andÂ mystery. AccusedÂ of helping her fiancÃ© steal her familyâ€™s fortune and her fatherâ€™s artÂ collection, Paulien Mertens hasÂ fled to France.Â ToÂ protect herself from the law and the wrath of those who lost everything, sheÂ has created a newÂ identity. Paulien, aka Vivienne,Â takes a position working for an American art collector modeledÂ after real-lifeÂ eccentric museum founder Albert Barnes and quickly becomesÂ caught up in the 1920s Paris of artists and expats,Â including post-ImpressionistÂ painter Henri Matisse and writer Gertrude Stein. From there,Â she setsÂ out to recover herÂ fatherâ€™s art collection, prove her innocence, and exactÂ revenge on her ex-fiancÃ©. B. A. Shapiro has made theÂ historical art thrillerÂ her own, and once again she gives us an unforgettable tale about what weÂ seeâ€”and what weÂ refuse to see.
Country USA
Manufacturer Algonquin Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2018-10-16
Format Kindle eBook

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