Feint of Art

An Annie Kincaid Mystery

By: Juliet Blackwell, Hailey Lind

Narrated by: Xe Sands

At 10, painting a perfect Mona Lisa made Annie Kincaid a prodigy. A similar copy at 17 made her a crook. Lesson learned: genuine art is priceless, and forgery gets you arrested. Now Annie puts her artistic talents to honest use as a faux finisher in San Francisco. But her past may not be painted over as well as she thought....

Annie's got bad news for her ex-boyfriend, curator Ernst Pettigrew: the snooty Brock Museum's new 15-million-dollar Caravaggio painting is as fake as a three-dollar bill. And the same night Annie makes her shattering appraisal, the janitor on duty is killed - and Ernst disappears. To top it all off, a well-known art dealer has absconded with multiple Old Master drawings, leaving yet more forgeries in their places. Finding the originals - and pocketing the reward money - will get Annie's new landlord off her back. But it could also draw her into the underworld of fakes and forgers she swore she'd left behind, starting with a close encounter with a changeable but charming art thief....

©2006 Julie Goodson-Lawes and Carolyn Lawes (P)2017 Tantor

Critic reviews

"The art world is murder in this witty and entertaining mystery!" (Cleo Coyle, New York Times best-selling author of the Coffeehouse mystery series)

A little hard to follow

There was a lot going on in this book. The main character is a bit of a dingbat and makes unwise decisions. The narrator's voice is low and sleepy in some places and it was easy to lose interest. I'm not sure if I'll listen to the next one.

Light and Entertaining

The characters are entertaining, but not well-developed -- not even the protagonist. I was looking for company in the car during a period when I was doing a lot more driving than usual, and this provided that. It made me laugh at times and I even wondered briefly how it would all come out. I am listening to thrillers and mysteries right now and may be ready for a break -- in which case I may try another by this team.

An Artist Tale

Everything about this I loved...the narration spot on, the story line great..well done!

About 85% of artwork out there in museums etc., is forged..

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Absolutely wonderful journey

Loved this book. Strong plot, well written, and thoroughly entertaining. Juliet Blackwell takes the reader on a wild ride through the intrigues of art forgery and appreciation. Well-fleshed characters help make this book a joy to read and Xe Sands brings these characters to life.

Looking forward to listening to the next book in the series.

Peggy

Fun story- laugh out loud.

Interesting characters, description of people & places in the Bay Area makes me nostalgic. Our heroine doesn’t take herself too seriously.