The Picasso Provenance: Three Picassos. . . but how can Murder, Vengeance and Deceit paint a pretty picture?

By Dann Farrell

They say there's always another side to every story. Here there are lots of sides: Murder, Vengeance, Sexual Deceit, Fraud, Love, and Lies. New York, 1999. When two Picassos fetch 100 million dollars in the salerooms, art dealer, Adam Kennedy, having secured the private sale of three other celebrated Picassos, is on the cusp of a lifetime's opportunity. And he has a potential buyer. On meeting Sarah Hastings, an artist friend's daughter, who has just returned from studying in Europe, Adam is enthralled. However, while on the way to see her father, Sarah is confronted by a grotesque horror, which not only traumatizes her, but also unaccountably threatens Adam's lucrative sale. Fearful at the prospect of losing his multi-million dollar commission, Adam seeks to revive the deal, but the overnight brutal slaying of a female artist friend sucks both Sarah and himself into the circle of homicide suspects. Having apparently resolved the difficulties surrounding both the Picasso deal and the police suspicions, Adam travels to France to complete the negotiations. Here, well-kept secrets around the paintings' provenance blindside him. Now, surrounded by powerful adversaries, not only is his blossoming romance with Sarah disintegrating, but their very lives are in mortal danger. The Picasso Provenance is a complex, high-stakes thriller that not only maintains fast-paced tension throughout, but keeps you guessing to the very last paragraph on the very last page. If you enjoy compulsive mysteries that are impossible to put down, check out a sample in the Look Inside option or buy the book now.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 153004992X
• ISBN13: 9781530049929
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.9" x 5.0"