The Lost Van Gogh by Jonathan Santlofer audiobook

The Lost Van Gogh: A Novel

By Jonathan Santlofer
Read by Edoardo Ballerini

Brilliance Audio 9781728260174

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781501243301

  • ISBN: 9798228430051

Runtime: 7.84 Hours
Category: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

From the author of the much-praised The Last Mona Lisa comes another thrilling story of masterpieces, masterminds, and mystery.

For years, there have been whispers that, before his death, Van Gogh completed a final self-portrait. Curators and art historians have savored this rumor, hoping it could illuminate some of the troubled artist's many secrets, but even they have to concede that the missing painting is likely lost forever.

But when Luke Perrone, artist and great-grandson of the man who stole the Mona Lisa, and Alexis Verde, daughter of a notorious art thief, discover what may be the missing portrait, they are drawn into a most epic art puzzle. When only days later the painting disappears again, they are reunited with INTERPOL agent John Washington Smith in a dangerous and deadly search that will not only expose secrets of the artist's last days but draws them into one of history's darkest eras.

Beneath the paint and canvas, beneath the beauty and the legend, the artwork has become linked with something evil, something that continues to flourish on the dark web and on the shadiest corridors of the underground art world.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Instantaneously drawing the listener into the story with his commitment to illuminating the messages between the lines, Ballerini’s energized yet measured voice…[is] a beautifully narrated, contemporary tribute to van Gogh and his place in art-lovers’ hearts.” Booklist (starred audio review)
“Ballerini…seamlessly switches between the voices and accents of the characters—men and women—New Yorkers and Europeans alike—keeping pace with the rapid-fire dialogue.” AudioFile
“Santlofer blends fact and fiction so seamlessly that reality is forced to take a backseat to the breathless pacing of his plot.” Shelf Awareness
“Ingeniously plotted, irresistibly readable, brimming with inside information about the high-stakes art world of theft, forgery, and murder.” Joyce Carol Oates, New York Times bestselling author

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Author

Author Bio: Jonathan Santlofer

Author Bio: Jonathan Santlofer

Jonathan Santlofer is an artist and author of five novels. His novel Anatomy of Fear won the Nero Award for best novel of 2009. His short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. He is the director of New York City’s Crime Fiction Academy, the only program devoted exclusively to crime writing in all of its forms. He also teaches crime fiction writing in Pratt Institute’s Creative Writing program. He is a well-known artist whose work is in such collections as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, and Tokyo’s Institute of Contemporary Art.

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Details

Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD
Category: Fiction
Runtime: 7.84
Audience: Adult
Language: English