by Tom Wolfe
First published 2024
Renowned painter Michael Reardon finds his latest masterpiece the unexpected scene of a gruesome crime. When a model is found dead in his studio, Michael's world is turned upside down as he becomes the prime suspect. Forced to question everything he knows about his art and his life, Michael must uncover the truth before the police close in. In this thrilling tale of passion, deception, and the line between art and reality, one man's creative legacy hangs in the balance.
Genres: art, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: crime-investigation, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-century
112 pages · Paperback · Picador