"Goldenacre is a gritty murder mystery focusing on treachery within Edinburgh's art world, and is a gripping exploration of the darker side of modern society."
Goldenacre is a gritty murder mystery focusing on Edinburgh's art world. It's twisty and sharp, with a steady pace from beginning to end, exposing treachery and deception. It features a whole host of unsavoury, ruthless characters motivated by wealth and desire. I could sense the passion driving both investigators, art expert Thomas Tallis and newspaper reporter Shona Sandison, as they linked the history of a legendary painting with a series of brutal murders.
I could also sense the author's passion for Edinburgh as he brought the city to life with his vivid sense of place. I love learning something from the novels I read. Goldenacre is peppered with references to some famous artists and their works, and I found myself Googling several of them while I was reading.
Some real life events are also mentioned, giving the book its contemporary feel. This book is a gripping exploration of the darker side of modern society.
A bitter journalist and troubled art expert risk their lives to find the connection between a legendary painting and a series of rash murders in this "riveting, brutal journey into the high-stakes world of legacy art and inherited wealth" (Denise Mina, author of Conviction).
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Still dealing with a miserable divorce and the fallout from a disastrous job in London, Tallis is eager to sign off on the painting and leave. It should be simple, as the painting has been owned by one noble family since the '20s.
The Goldenacre features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, General Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Fiction
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The Goldenacre was written by Philip Miller and published by Soho Crime an imprint of Soho Press
The Goldenacre has 336 pages
Yes it is part of A Shona Sandison Investigation series
