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robinwalter's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
I'm giving this one 4 stars because of all the very interesting art history and restoration info.
psalmcat's review against another edition
4.0
This is not the Skeleton Doctor series. It's another series "starring" an art museum curator which began with A Deceptive Clarity. I'm not as enamored with the character as I am with Gideon Oliver, but the story was good. I had no clue what in the world was going on, and there were some really well-drawn characters in this book.
The plot revolves around a two-year-old theft of multiple paintings from a museum, a restorer, and a personal collection in Bologna. One of the paintings--a Rubens--turns up in Seattle in a shipment of junk 'artwork' sent to a dealer. When Norgren (the curator) heads to Bologna to finish setting up a show that will be touring (and which is completely unrelated to the thefts), he gets involved in what seems like a Mafia plot to keep the location of the paintings secret. Then it slowly unravels.
Good story. At least it's about the kind of art I like. Norgren doesn't like modern "non-representational" art any more than I do. Thank God! I'll probably keep reading, just to see how many more times he can manage to get himself involved in murders in the art world.
The plot revolves around a two-year-old theft of multiple paintings from a museum, a restorer, and a personal collection in Bologna. One of the paintings--a Rubens--turns up in Seattle in a shipment of junk 'artwork' sent to a dealer. When Norgren (the curator) heads to Bologna to finish setting up a show that will be touring (and which is completely unrelated to the thefts), he gets involved in what seems like a Mafia plot to keep the location of the paintings secret. Then it slowly unravels.
Good story. At least it's about the kind of art I like. Norgren doesn't like modern "non-representational" art any more than I do. Thank God! I'll probably keep reading, just to see how many more times he can manage to get himself involved in murders in the art world.
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