The Muralist: A Novel

Name: The Muralist: A Novel
Price: 1.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.1 (3458 reviews)
Author: B. A. Shapiro

by B. A. Shapiro

Mystery Thriller Historical Fiction

4.1 (3,458)

4.1 stars from 3,458 reviews. Top 65% of Mystery Thriller books we track.

368 pages~6.1 hr readPublished by Algonquin Books of Chapel HillPublished 2015-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love historical mysteries with real art world intrigue and actual figures like Eleanor Roosevelt woven into the plot.
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You enjoyed The Art Forger and want another layered narrative that moves between timelines to uncover a family secret.

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You prefer straightforward plots without jumping between 1940 and present day.
You want pure art history rather than mystery and speculation around the paintings.
You're looking for a heavily researched non-fiction account rather than a fictionalised take on a missing person case.

About this book

When Alizée Benoit, an American painter working for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), disappears in New York City in 1940, her fate remains unknown to her Jewish family in German-occupied France, her patron Eleanor Roosevelt, and her artist friends including Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Lee Krasner. Approximately seventy years later, Danielle Abrams, Alizée's great-niece, discovers enigmatic paintings hidden behind works by those now-famous Abstract Expressionist artists while working at Christie's auction house. These hidden paintings may provide clues to what happened to her missing aunt.

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Currently 4.1★ from 3,458 reviews

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