Synopses & Reviews
Welcome to an art scene where realism has reached a new level, where each painting is literally alive, where the model is the canvas. And for the gorgeous men and women lining up for the privilegeto be painted and posed, bought and rented by collectorsthere is one artist to whom they are all drawn: the Dutch master, Bruno van Tysch. A young female model is brutally murdered, and the detectives assigned to the case may have little interest in modern art, but theyre going to have to acquire an appreciation quickly. Van Tysch is about to launch a major exhibition in Amsterdamthe imitation of 13 of Rembrandts masterpiecesand rumors are that the killer is about to strike again.
Review
Murder isnt a science. Its an art. An electrifying new thriller from the author of The Athenian Murders, winner of the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award.
Synopsis
A darkly absorbing, atmospheric thriller of high culture and low morals.
Synopsis
In 2006, the art world has moved far beyond sheep in formaldehyde and the most avant-garde movement is to use living people as artwork. Undergoing weeks of preparation to become 'canvases', the models are required to stay in their pose for ten to twelve hours a day and, as art pieces, they are also for sale. After being exhibited, the 'canvases' can be bought and taken to the purchaser's home, where they are rented for weeks or months.
Many beautiful young men and women long to become a 'canvas' - knowing they are a masterpeice and worth millions seems to make all the sacrifices worthwhile - especially if they can be 'painted' by the celebrated artist Bruno Van Tysch. But there is a darker side to this art movement when it is found that the models/works of art are sometimes used in interactive works - snuff movies, where the 'art' is filmed being tortured and killed. Van Tysch's work is being targeted and the investigators must find the killer before the displays of imitations of Rembrandt's masterpieces - the biggest exhibition of 'hyperdramatic art' yet seen - is put on show.