Gallery Pieces: An Art Mystery, by Larry Witham
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Former Navy intelligence man Julian Peale enters the art world for the love of painting, but finds its underbelly of crime just as fascinating--and decidedly dangerous.In his forties, Julian Peale is getting a fresh start. Formerly in Navy intelligence, he's cast his lot in the New York art world. He's landed a job with the venerable Medici Studios, which also contracts with the NYPD and FBI. On a winter morning, they've run a sting operation to track Russian art smugglers. The caper goes awry, but an odd bit of evidence remains: four art catalogs with graffiti markings.So begins Gallery Pieces, a story that will keep readers guessing until the end. Peale follows the clues where they lead. He meets a heavy at the Miami Art Fair, chases a mystery bidder at Merriweather's auction in Manhattan, and crosses paths with a Brooklyn performance artist whose pranks are dangerously entangled in the Russian intrigues. Step by step, Peale enters an art world permeated not only by the avant-garde, but by the Russian mob, hackers, forgers, hipsters, and the history of art looting in Europe during WWII.When Peale least expects it, the catalogs lead him on another trail. He is drawn into a long-forgotten mystery surrounding his grandfather, Maxwell Peale, who had been a "monuments man," a soldier who helped reclaim art looted by the Nazis. Peale is on his way to discovering paintings stolen in postwar Europe. Finding the culprits, however, brings him closer to home than he'd imagined.
Gallery Pieces: An Art Mystery, by Larry Witham- Amazon Sales Rank: #1011729 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-13
- Released on: 2015-11-13
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .65" w x 5.50" l, .73 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 258 pages
Review "A deftly crafted masterpiece of mystery and suspense from first page to last . . . Very highly recommended for community library collections [and] personal reading lists of all mystery buffs."--Midwest Book Review"A fast-paced mystery that's bolstered by excellent characterizations, a deft back story, and insider knowledge . . . A thoughtful, well-written, and well-developed novel about the art world that's an exuberant, satisfying read."--Kirkus Reviews"A thoroughly absorbing and masterfully crafted mystery about stolen art, family and greed. . . . a master class in pacing and style .. . with prose that is both vivid and mesmerizing."--Best Thrillers Book Reviews"Vivid, atmospheric, and completely believable. . . . Intelligent and unpredictable."--Indie Book Reviews
About the Author
Larry Witham is an author, editor, journalist, and artist. He has written fifteen books and was a finalist in the 2015 Pen Literary Awards for biography. Witham lives with his wife in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. This is his third novel.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. MYSTERY IN THE ART WORLD By booklover If you love art, or the history of art, you will love this book.Julian Peale is working for Medici Studios tracking stolen art along with the FBI and NYPD. Russian art smugglers are targeted, but the sting operation doesn't work.Julian is working diligently and it's taking him across the country and back...from New York to the Miami Art Fair, back to Manhattan and Brooklyn. He faces the Russian mob, forgers, and very wealthy people who will pay any amount for a painting of their choice.It also leads to his own family history...paintings stolen in postwar Europe. His grandfather was a soldier who helped reclaim art that had been looted by the Nazis.I am not an art enthusiast, I only know what I like when I see it. This book is not one I would have chosen on my own, but once started, I was loathe to put it down.Julian is a bigger than life character. Having been a Naval Intelligence Officer and with an extremely large knowledge of art and its history, he comes across as very believable. Secondary characters lend a credible hand to the story.This is a new author to me and I look forward to checking out his other books to see if they measure up to this one.My thanks to the author and Word Slinger Publicity who furnished this book is exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great writing and very good story By TFLReader I don’t know why but mysteries around stolen art always strikes me as a little more cultured than your standard murder-mystery based on a crime of passion or deranged serial killer. Larry Witham takes this genre by the scruff of the neck and does an excellent job at introducing himself as a new talent that we all need to look out for. His prose is tight and the suspense, intrigue and mystery is packed in with palpable trepidation oozing out from every chapter. A real joy to read and one I’m going to recommend to friends and family.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. excellent, fast paced mystery. By Inishowen Cailín An intelligent and complex mystery set in the highbrow art world. Anyone with an interest in history, art and the mystery genre will find themselves engrossed in this fascinating tale involving art fraud and organised crime.The author, Larry Witham, expertly guides the reader through the complexities of the art world and introduces us to the various players involved in the art scene. The investigation takes many twists and turns involving various dangerous and mysterious characters.The crux of the story is the origins of the stolen art and the part played by the monuments men, one of whom was Peale's grandfather, in the retrieval of looted art from the Nazis and their ultimate fate once they reached America. In order to put the puzzle pieces together, Julian Peale has to investigate the involvement of the Russian mob, hipsters, hackers, art collectors, sellers and old friends.I was impressed by the wealth of knowledge the author has in his subject material. In a book of this kind, where the author is so knowledgeable, there is the danger of slowing the pace with the minutiae of art theory and historical detail but Larry Witham manages to avoid this pitfall. He expertly balances the mix between fact and fiction and just gives the right amount of information to complement the plot. It certainly whetted my interest in learning more about art crime and the work of art experts who are trained to spot works of art looted during WWII.I highly recommend this excellent, fast paced mystery. It won't fail to interest and entertain.I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.
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