The Art of Survival

Fiddler and Fiora Mystery #5

by A.E. Maxwell

When a previously unknown Georgia O'Keefe painting surfaces in the hands of an unscrupulous Santa Fe gallery owner, Fiddler investigates the dealings, the tax frauds, and the five murders that accompany the discovery

Genres: Mystery, Romance, Fiction, Mystery Thriller

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
(1)
collaboration of Ann Maxwell and Evan Maxwell

also aka Lowell Charters, Elizabeth Lowell, and Annalise Sun

Reviews

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: Fiddler needs an education in southwestern art but a slick art dealer, an exotic beauty and an IRS agent put a whole new perspective on it.

[Misti]

I think this might be my favorite book in the series so far. The mystery is light but interesting and Fiddler and Fiora make some progress dealing with their relationship. Kind of. :)

[LJ]

THE ART OF SURVIVAL - Ex
Maxwell, A.E. - 5th in series

What does a man do for diversion when a blow-out strands him in the snowy wilds of Santa Fe? If he's Fiddler--and he's just burned up 1500 miles of open road between California and New Mexico--he's ripe for trouble. And Native American painter Maggie Tenorio is Trouble with a capital T--a stunning Apache princess with a Bryn Mawr gloss and a deadly gaze.

Maggie invites him to the swank unveiling of a "lost" Georgia O'Keeffe painting, where Fiddler detects the potent scent of fraud. Suddenly, his dance card is filled with unsavory characters trying to waltz him out of town-like the slick art dealer and his drop-dead blond lethal weapon. But when his own ex-wife Fiora shows up on the arm of a billionaire collector and a trigger-happy IRS investigator starts playing dirty, Fiddler begins to get the picture--and it's a deadly masterpiece of greed and violence.

I love this entire series, but this is one of my favorites.

[Cindy]

I didn't really care for the pace of this novel. I found it slow and a bit boring at times. Lots of great art info and I enjoyed all the Santa Fe references.

[Mary]

Love the characters, love the dog. A can't miss series.

[Sandra]

A fast paste, roller coaster ride from the beginning to the end. Lots of people and things and action, but written so well it's fluid and easy to read. Loved the book.

[Ashleigh]

Fiddler's education in southwestern art begins simply enough--a visit to a Santa Fe Gallery, a conversation with a beautiful native American artist and an invitation to a public unveiling. But a slick art dealer, an exotic beauty and an IRS agent determined to ruin Fiddler's ex-wife put a whole new perspective on art.