The Brutal Art

Fiction, Crime & mystery

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- Paperback Apr 1, 2009 | 9780751540284 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Apr 1, 2009 | 9780751540284 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 19, 2011 | 9781405512794 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 5, 2009 | 9781405507561 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Sep 4, 2008 | 9780748109197 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Apr 1, 2009 | 9780751540284 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 19, 2011 | 9781405512794 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 5, 2009 | 9781405507561 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Sep 4, 2008 | 9780748109197 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Sphere
- Paperback Apr 1, 2009 | 9780751540284 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 19, 2011 | 9781405512794 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 5, 2009 | 9781405507561 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Sep 4, 2008 | 9780748109197 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now

A thing of beauty is a joy forever - or at least until it kills you.

Ethan Muller is struggling to establish his reputation as a dealer in the cut-throat world of contemporary art when he is alerted to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: in a decaying New York slum, an elderly tenant has disappeared, leaving behind a staggeringly large trove of original drawings and paintings. Nobody can tell Ethan much about the old man, except that he came and went in solitude for nearly forty years, his genius hidden and unacknowledged.
Despite the fact that, strictly speaking, the artwork doesn t belong to him, Ethan takes the challenge and makes a name for the old man - and himself. Soon Ethan has to congratulate himself on his own genius: for storytelling and salesmanship. But suddenly the police are interested in talking to him. It seems that the missing artist had a nasty past, and the drawings hanging in the Muller Gallery have begun to look a lot less like art and a lot more like evidence.
Sucked into an investigation four decades cold, Ethan will uncover a secret legacy of shame and death, one that will touch horrifyingly close to home - and leave him fearing for his own life.

Praise for The Brutal Art

Literate and thought-provoking....Kellerman is a master of menace - Daily Mail
A most accomplished novel by a writer of great imagination and skill - Sunday Telegraph
An enthralling, character-driven drama - Daily Record
Kellerman has a gift for creating compelling characters as well as for crafting an ingenious plot that grabs the reader and refuses to let go. - Publishers Weekly

Jesse Kellerman

Jesse Kellerman is the author of five novels. He has won several awards for his writing, including the 2003 Princess Grace Award, given to America's most promising young playwright, and the 2010 Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle for THE GENIUS. POTBOILER was also nominated for a best novel Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife and son in California.