The Architecture of Lies

By K.J. McGillick

Some men forge paintings. Maximilian Devereaux forges certainty.

Tangier, 2002. A hidden document inside a harbor painting reveals more than stolen art-it exposes a secret economy built on deciding which version of history the world will believe.

One carefully worded authentication draws Max into the Council, a shadow network serving collectors, museums, banks, and governments. He tells himself he can enter their world, protect the innocent, and control the damage.

But every compromise expands his power-and tightens the trap.

From Geneva freeports to London auction houses and Lake Como villas, Max builds an empire one flawless provenance at a time. Soon, the greatest threat is no longer the men who recruited him.

It is the machine he created-and the moment it learns to operate without him.

Perfect for readers of Daniel Silva, Steve Berry, and Robert Ludlum, The Architecture of Lies is a sophisticated international art-crime thriller about ambition, deception, and the making of a dangerously brilliant antihero.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H9BB72KF
• ISBN13: 9798187742295
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"