The Empress of Tempera

From the author of The Euthanist—"A mysterious painting, dark family secrets, and a decades-old vendetta intertwine in [this] lush art-world thriller."*

Paire Anjou came to New York to be an artist, but thus far has only achieved an artist boyfriend—the enfant terrible of the art world, Derek Rosewood. On her way to his show, where his controversial paintings will be on display, Paire sees an older man on the sidewalk, looking into the window of the Fern Gallery, gazing intently at a painti...