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The Brutal Art by Jesse Kellerman
Sep. 18th, 2009 01:44 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
In a New York slum, a tenant has mysteriously disappeared - leaving behind a huge collection of sick but brilliant paintings.
For art dealer Ethan Muller, this is the discovery of a lifetime. He displays the pictures in his gallery and watches as they rocket up in value.
But suddenly the police want to talk to him. It seems that the missing artist had a deadly past. Sucked into an investigation four decades cold, Ethan will uncover a secret legacy of shame and death, one that will touch horrifyingly close to home - and leave him fearing for his own life.
A brilliant and thought-provoking thriller that flips between past and present, The Brutal Art will appeal to anyone who enjoyed The Interpretation of Murder.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The novel's sufficiently well-crafted to make me keep turning the pages, but the unsympathetic narrator will put off some readers and the ending didn't have the necessary emotional punch.
In a New York slum, a tenant has mysteriously disappeared - leaving behind a huge collection of sick but brilliant paintings.
For art dealer Ethan Muller, this is the discovery of a lifetime. He displays the pictures in his gallery and watches as they rocket up in value.
But suddenly the police want to talk to him. It seems that the missing artist had a deadly past. Sucked into an investigation four decades cold, Ethan will uncover a secret legacy of shame and death, one that will touch horrifyingly close to home - and leave him fearing for his own life.
A brilliant and thought-provoking thriller that flips between past and present, The Brutal Art will appeal to anyone who enjoyed The Interpretation of Murder.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The novel's sufficiently well-crafted to make me keep turning the pages, but the unsympathetic narrator will put off some readers and the ending didn't have the necessary emotional punch.
