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An art heist sets into motion a high-stakes operation that will involve Interpol, the FBI, the Mafia, drug lords, and a daring female art dealer.Art dealer Portia Malatesta is devastated when she learns that thirteen works of art were robbed from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. To help uncover the whereabouts of the artwork, she sets out to construct a psychological profile of the thief. By analyzing the common theme linking the stolen pieces, she suspects the mastermind behind the heist is obsessed with the interplay of dark and light - not only in art, but also in life.The FBI enlists Portia's help in a high-stakes sting operation to recover the stolen works of art - a dangerous proposition that will take her to Colombia, where she'll have to earn the trust of a notorious drug lord's married daughter.
About the Author
Carol Orange's debut novel A Discerning Eye won the gold medal from Global Book Award for mystery/suspense. She has worked in the art world for more than twenty years. She began as a research editor on art books in London and later became an art dealer in Boston. She also worked as an advertising manager for South and Central America at Polaroid Corporation. She lived in Paris for two years where she researched George Sand's life and writing. Her short story "Delicious Dates" was included in Warren Adler's 2010 short story anthology. Another story, "Close Call" appeared in the Atherton Review, Vol. 102. A recent article, "7 Great Heist Novels recommended by an Art Dealer" was published in Crime Reads. Kate Tuttle of the Boston Globe interviewed Carol about her novel take on the still unsolved theft at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. She was also interviewed by Diane Dewey, a former curator at the Guggenheim Museum on her podcast Dropping In. She currently lives in Chicago near her daughter and her family.
