Portrait of Deadly Excess

by D. Jeffrey Ostling

Overview

A haunting work of literary suspense in which nothing is what it seems. Van Hazard, a volatile freelance investigator, is unable to save two friends from a mysterious fire. Arriving too late on the scene to prevent the blaze, he can only rescue a stranger who tells a bizarre tale alleging his two friends were killed by a dead man. Sparked by guilt and driven by a host of personal demons, Hazard's hard-nosed probe into what really happened ignites a tinderbox of treachery, greed and twisted obsession as he races to keep a celebrated artist from completing his greatest and most brazen work --- a spellbinding Portrait of Deadly Excess.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012768650
Publisher:	D. Jeffrey Ostling
Publication date:	07/17/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	252
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

D. Jeffrey Ostling is a publisher author of short fiction and full-length non-fiction, and has written, produced and directed dramatic works for independent television. He has been assistant director of the Summer Writers' Conference at New York University, and assistant producer of Readers Almanac when it aired on National Public Radio. Portrait of Deadly Excess is his debut novel.

Editorial Reviews

"A Portrait of Deadly Excess is a fine spin on mystery. Highly Recommended."

Michael Dunford

"The novel [Portrait of Deadly Excess] presents the deadly excesses of the noir genre in a unique framework of the art world. A fascinating premise for a story. An action-thriller at the edge of horror-fantasy, D. Jeffrey Ostling's debut novel provides unique insights into a world where 'day or night, few things are ever what they seem.'"

M. Wayne Cunningham

"I totally enjoyed reading Portrait of Deadly Excess. This suspense novel definitely has an incredibly unique plot. ...the uniqueness of the individual characters, especially the bad ones, gave the story so much more flavor. Other readers will really appreciate this story and look forward to the future adventures of Van Hazard."

Paige Lovitt