Harmony in Flesh and Black: A Fred Taylor Art Mystery

by Nicholas Kilmer

Book Overview

Savvy art expert Fred Taylor, factotum for a wealthy Beacon Hill collector too refined--and too paranoid--to do his own legwork, enjoys an odd but well paid life acting on Clayton Reed's whims.

Reed suspects that there may be a Vermeer worth millions concealed under a boring landscape coming up for auction. Fred, more interested in chasing an independent Cambridge librarian than pursuing Old Masters, finds his mission to get the Vermeer derailed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890208477
• ISBN13: 9781890208479
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The Dark Side of Art Mystery

Great book about Fred Taylor, Viet Nam vet, one-time Harvard student, and art enforcer! The guy is tough, smart, and a quick learner! What can go wrong in Boston when purchasing art? The answer is unbelievably thrilling as we learn about art, fraud, and Boston commerce.

A wonderful intoduction to the dark side of art dealing.

A wonderful intoduction to the dark side of art dealing. I was absorbed by the mystery, and by the author's obvious knowledge of the art and the art world. A real page turner