The Art of Deception
Art historian Nicholas Ochterlonie is the very model of a modern English gentleman, with a perfectly ordered life. But when his wife inexplicably demands a divorce, he finds himself diving into uncertainty like a junkie with a new drug. Soon he is risking his professional reputation, breaking the law, and embarking on a delirious affair with the mysterious Julian, beautiful and badly damaged by her past with a Russian gangster. Protecting Julian from the Mafya and challenging his colleagues' pet convictions give Nicholas an intoxicating new sense of himself. Of course, all addicts believe they're in control'until they aren't any more.
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The Art of Deception
Art historian Nicholas Ochterlonie is the very model of a modern English gentleman, with a perfectly ordered life. But when his wife inexplicably demands a divorce, he finds himself diving into uncertainty like a junkie with a new drug. Soon he is risking his professional reputation, breaking the law, and embarking on a delirious affair with the mysterious Julian, beautiful and badly damaged by her past with a Russian gangster. Protecting Julian from the Mafya and challenging his colleagues' pet convictions give Nicholas an intoxicating new sense of himself. Of course, all addicts believe they're in control'until they aren't any more.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781934609408 |
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Publisher: | Felony & Mayhem Press |
Publication date: | 12/16/2009 |
Pages: | 336 |
Sales rank: | 660,848 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.90(d) |
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