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The Portrait Author: A perfectly rendered short novel of suspense about a painter driven to extremes. — An influential art critic in the early years of the twentieth century journeys from London to the rustic, remote island of Houat, off France's northwest coast, to sit for a portrait painted by an old friend, a gifted but tormented artist living in self-imposed ... more »
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Iain Pears is a master of mystery/suspense and period settings not to mention characters who come to life vividly, as evidenced in An Instance of the Fingerpost and Stone's Fall. This shorter book packs just as much punch, weaving a tale slowly from its quiet beginning.
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