Painted Truth

by Lise Mcclendon

Overview

Set in Jackson Hole where the Old West merges with upscale art galleries and adrenaline adventures, this second mystery featuring Alix Thorssen (after The Bluejay Shaman) finds the art dealer on her home-ground but without the comforts of home. Her partnership and gallery with sexy Paolo Segundo are at a crossroads. When another gallery on the town square burns, revealing the body of a famous artist, Alix is drawn into the investigation as an appraiser of the lost paintings. Ray Tantro was a has-been at 30 but was on the verge of a comeback. The death is ruled a suicide but Alix has her doubts. Why are the police so quick to dismiss foul play? The investigation makes her confront her own contraditictions as an art lover, turning everything she knows upside down. Alix must examine her ethics and indeed her way of life to find the truth, and justice. But not without a very high price.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012595096
Publisher:	Thalia Press
Publication date:	11/28/2010
Series:	Alix Thorssen/Jackson Hole Mysteries , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	235
File size:	638 KB

About the Author

Lise McClendon is the author of the Alix Thorssen mystery series set in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and a historical series set in World War 2-era Kansas City. Her new thriller written as Rory Tate is JUMP CUT. She also wrote the suspense novel, Blackbird Fly. She has lived in Montana and Wyoming for 30 years and plans to stay in the high country as long as it lets her.

Editorial Reviews

An unusually complex art swindle that will leave you gasping with admiration for the killer's imagination and industry. McClendon knits detective work together with domestic betrayals in a satisfyingly intricate tangle.

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