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*Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grabs you. *Post it. *Add your (url) post in Linky at Freda's Voice Also Book Beginnings by Rose City Reader. |
| The Art Whisperer |
Book beginning:
The Conservation of Art: Methods and Aims, A Brief Guide
By Alix London...
Reader's Forum Reviews. Newest First
Worse Than UselessThat was as much as Alix could take in one sitting, and not for the first time her fingers itched - literally truly itched - to send in a response of her own, a fiery rejoinder that would blow these captious faultfinders out of the water, but deep down she knew it wasn't worth the bitterness of getting into a fight with them.
Don't Waste Your Money
Clueless
Shameful and Pathetic
Look Elsewhere
page 56:
"But I thought as lead detective on this character's cases you'd want to know and maybe -"
"Maybe get my ass over there too?"
When art conservator Alix London spots a forgery, she knows trouble will follow. So she's understandably apprehensive when her connoisseur's eye spots something off about a multimillion-dollar Jackson Pollock painting at Palm Springs's Brethwaite Museum, her current employer. In her third mystery, Alix London must see through mirages in the desert to uncover the knotted history of the painting, and save herself in the process.
This sounds like a good mystery series. I'll have to add it to my wishlist. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThough I usually prefer it when a book begins slowly, I actually love the opening of this one.
ReplyDeletei also like it when the plot of a book involves other forms of art.
I love a good mystery. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
This one does sound enticing...thanks for sharing! Here's mine; “SAVE THE DATE”
ReplyDeleteIf I wrote a book and it got such awful reviews I'd seriously wonder at what kind of bad editor I had that would publish my book even though it was worse than worthless. But what an enticing opening line.
ReplyDeleteAnne's Friday Memes
Sounds like a good mystery. I like the tie-in with art as well as the Palm Springs setting.
ReplyDeleteHere's the link to my Friday post: MADE FOR TWO.
This sounds wonderful. I enjoy mysteries about art. I look forward to reading more about this one, or maybe actually reading it myself! :-)
ReplyDeleteI have this one. I'm looking forward to it - while I didn't love the last one in the series I read, I did enjoy the characters.
ReplyDeleteI love the premise for this one! It sounds great and I like the excerpts. This one is going on my wishlist.
ReplyDeleteI like a good mystery!
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
Great opening. This was recently recommended to me and now I'm very curious.
ReplyDeleteHere is my 56 - http://fuonlyknew.com/2014/08/15/the-friday-56-32-waking-the-merrow-by-heather-rigney-not-so-nice-mermaids/
Sounds like he needs to be there.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting mystery, enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the title. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWould be fun to unravel an art mystery.
Thanks for sharing.
Elizabeth
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