The Fine Art of Lying
In The Fine Art of Lying, Alexandra Andrews drops a well-married Upper East Side mother into a killing and a missing masterpiece, with every clue aimed at her. This art-world thriller starts slow, then tightens into a twisty, well-researched mystery about money, status, and the people who trade in both.
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The Fine Art of Lying takes its time. The first half moves at a stroll through Upper East Side dinners, family obligations, and the polite machinery of money. Then the floor drops out, and the book speeds up to match. Readers who stay for that turn tend to be glad they did. Readers who leave early have a point, too. Clare Bast is the way in. She grew up in upstate New York, found a way out through a love of art, and ended up married to Jed, a lawyer from a wealthy family. Her doctorate stalled when their daughter Sadie arrived. She still feels like a guest in her own Upper East Side life. When Jed's circle opens a door to curators, gallerists, and collectors, something in her switches back on. Then she spots a painting by the very artist she once studied, hanging in a dealer's brownstone, and takes it for fate.
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