| The Forgery of Venus |
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In his latest thriller, Michael Gruber creates a fascinating world of secrets, genius and conspiracies and combines it with brilliant story telling, complex characterizations and sterling prose. The results are a spell-binding novel that cements his reputation as one of the most imaginative and gifted writers of our time. Chaz Wimont has inherited all the talent--and more--of his famous artist father, but his paintings, steeped in craft and tradition, don't sell nearly as well as the contemporary products of his peers. With a very ill son and an estranged wife whom he still loves but can't provide for, Chaz accepts a commission to "restore" an antique fresco in a European castle. When he arrives, he finds there's not much left to restore and that the job is more of a "recreation"--forgery, some people would call it--and Chaz does it brilliantly. His success opens doors and introduces him to a fabulously wealthy patron with a dark past. Propelled by love and the needs of his son,
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