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In the glittering London art scene, Lady (Jack) Troutbeck vanishes along with Sir Henry Fortune, the celebrated curator, and Jason Pringle, the conniving dealer. At the centre of the mystery also lie missing artists and critics: Anastasia Holliday, Jake Thorogood, and Dr. Hortense Wilde. Crime detectives discover a disturbing pattern: the victims rose to fame after embracing the new wave of conceptual art—a style that clashes with Lady Troutbeck’s conservative stance. Media panic spreads as the police grapple with questions of ransom, revenge, and whether the missing are hostages. A tenacious sleuth must navigate a landscape of egos and art‑world rivalries to rescue the lost and uncover the motive before Lady Troutbeck’s disdain for modern expression turns fatal.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Ruth Dudley Edwards
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