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The appraisal / Anna Porter.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781770414105 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 357 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : ECW Press, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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| Subject: | Art dealers > Fiction. Budapest (Hungary) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Porte | 31681010074433 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Bookmasters
In the vein of Kate Atkinsonâs Jackson Brodie novels comes a smart thriller with literary chops. Art appraiser Helena Marsh explores shady deals and complicated history as she navigates post-WWII corruption in the art world.âThis peppy thriller from Porter bursts with banter and tantalizes the reader with half-revelations and game-changing twists.â â Kirkus Reviewsâ[A]n intelligent and exhilarating thriller.â â Publishers WeeklyâA gripping thriller set against the rich post-war history of middle-Europe.â â Staunch Book Prize Committee When wealthy octogenarian Geza Marton hires art expert Helena Marsh to buy back his familyâs Titian painting, Helena flies to Budapest to close what she expects will be a reasonably simple sale. But nothing is ever simple in this beautiful, flawed city where corruption abounds. Helena discovers that there are multiple bidders for the painting, including some dangerous Slavs. Soon there are also dead bodies, and a complicated history that leads her to men Marton knew in Vorkuta, one of Stalinâs notorious gulags.As she works to unravel the truth of the paintingâs ownership and dodges her tail, the dogged ex-detective Attila Feher, Helena is forced to call on all her considerable skills to stay alive and out of jail. Smart, fast-paced, and wildly entertaining, The Appraisal is a terrific thriller set against Budapestâs corruption and lost promise. - Bookmasters
In the vein of Kate Atkinsonâs Jackson Brodie novels comes this yearâs smart new thriller with literary chop. Helena Marsh is an art appraiser who can take care of herself in a world of shady deals. In Budapest, she is followed by an ex-cop as she tries to buy a Titian painting stolen in the aftermath of WW2. - Perseus Publishing
In the vein of Kate Atkinsonâs Jackson Brodie novels comes this yearâs smart new thriller with literary chops
When wealthy octogenarian Geza Marton hires art expert Helena Marsh to buy back his familyâs Titian painting, Helena flies to Budapest to close what she expects will be a reasonably simple sale. But nothing is ever simple in this beautiful, flawed city where corruption abounds. Helena discovers that there are multiple bidders for the painting, including some dangerous Slavs. Soon there are also dead bodies, and a complicated history that leads her to men Marton knew in Vorkuta, one of Stalinâs notorious gulags.
As she works to unravel the truth of the paintingâs ownership and dodges her tail, the dogged ex-detective Attila Feher, Helena is forced to call on all her considerable skills to stay alive and out of jail. Smart, fast-paced, and wildly entertaining, The Appraisal is a terrific thriller set against Budapestâs corruption and lost promise.
- Perseus Publishing
This astute, entertaining literary thriller features Helena Marsh, an art authenticator hot on the trail of an extorted painting in Budapest, skirting the law to return it to its rightful heir. - Simon and Schuster
In the vein of Kate Atkinsonâs Jackson Brodie novels comes a smart thriller with literary chops. Art appraiser Helena Marsh explores shady deals and complicated history as she navigates post-WWII corruption in the art world.
âThis peppy thriller from Porter bursts with banter and tantalizes the reader with half-revelations and game-changing twists.â â Kirkus Reviews
â[A]n intelligent and exhilarating thriller.â â Publishers Weekly
âA gripping thriller set against the rich post-war history of middle-Europe.â â Staunch Book Prize Committee
When wealthy octogenarian Geza Marton hires art expert Helena Marsh to buy back his familyâs Titian painting, Helena flies to Budapest to close what she expects will be a reasonably simple sale. But nothing is ever simple in this beautiful, flawed city where corruption abounds. Helena discovers that there are multiple bidders for the painting, including some dangerous Slavs. Soon there are also dead bodies, and a complicated history that leads her to men Marton knew in Vorkuta, one of Stalinâs notorious gulags.
As she works to unravel the truth of the paintingâs ownership and dodges her tail, the dogged ex-detective Attila Feher, Helena is forced to call on all her considerable skills to stay alive and out of jail. Smart, fast-paced, and wildly entertaining, The Appraisal is a terrific thriller set against Budapestâs corruption and lost promise.
