The Other Rembrandt

by Alex Connor

Overview

Forced to sell a painting originally attributed to Rembrandt, debt ridden gallery owner Owen Ziegler must take a loss when the work is said to have been painted by one of the masterâ??s students. But Owen believes he has uncovered evidence of secrets about Rembrandt that are much more explosive than simply a painting of dubious origin--secrets that could turn the art world on its head. And when Owen is found brutally murdered in the gallery, his son, Marshall, is launched on a quest not only to solve the vicious crime, but to uncover the three-hundred-year-old secrets worth killing for.

Creating a centuries-old conspiracy ready to explode with devastating consequences, art historian and author Alex Connor has written an incredible page turner that will keep readers guessing until the very end.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623653712
Publisher:	Quercus
Publication date:	04/15/2014
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	448
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Alex Connor was born and educated in England. Having always had an intense interest in the history of art, Alex--who has previously written historical novels and non fiction--turned her attention to writing conspiracy thrillers set in the art world. These books combine all her passions; art history, painting and thriller writing. All have a fascinating historical back story, combined with a hard hitting contemporary thriller--giving an insiderâ??s glimpse into the art world. Taking some of the most famous names in art--Rembrandt, Hogarth, Goya, Titian etc.--Connor exposes little known facts about their lives and secrets, bringing the Old Masters from the past into the complex and, at times, dangerous world of art dealing in the 21st Century. An artist herself, Connor lives in Brighton.

Editorial Reviews

British author Connor (Rembrandt's Monkey: And Other Tales from the Secret Lives of the Great Artists) fails to make the best use of an interesting premise—that some of the important works attributed to Rembrandt were actually painted by a bastard son—in this loosely plotted, often digressive international thriller. The police dismiss the torture murder of London gallery owner Owen Zeigler as a robbery gone bad, but when Owen's son, Marshall, learns that his father had letters written by Rembrandt's former lover, Geertje Dircx, that prove the deception, the motive for the killing becomes clear and those who knew of the letters become suspects or potential targets. Previous and subsequent murders provide links that increase Marshall's fears as well as his determination to find his father's killer among the dealers, collectors, and their ilk who would kill to possess or destroy the letters. Excerpts from Dircx's letters lend poignancy, but the path to the murder's solution otherwise plods. (June)

Publishers Weekly