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Beyond Measure
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The Portrait
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When Pigasso Met Mootisse
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The Lake Dreams the Sky: A Love Story
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Die in Plain Sight (Rarities Unlimited, #3)
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Elizabeth Lowell (Goodreads Author)
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Forgery
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Tuesday Nights in 1980
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The Collector
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3.99 avg rating — 37,903 ratings
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A Private View (Sir John Appleby, #13)
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Fierce Dreamer
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Linda Lafferty (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 445 ratings
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| 808 |
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God of Ruin (Legacy of Gods, #4)
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Rina Kent (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 110,275 ratings
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| 812 |
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One Man's Art (The MacGregors, #4)
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The Narrow Land
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The Day Laid on the Altar
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The Burnt Orange Heresy
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Protective Artist (Claimed, #5)
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Lena Little (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 142 ratings
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| 817 |
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The Eiger Sanction (Jonathan Hemlock, #1)
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The Sculptress
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation
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| 817 |
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Mouth to Mouth
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Antoine Wilson (Goodreads Author)
3.66 avg rating — 17,245 ratings
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| 821 |
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Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue (Wycliffe, #14)
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Metropolitan Stories
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Tin Man
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| 824 |
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The Corner Shop
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Pale Morning Light With Violet Swan: A Novel of a Life in Art
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Deborah Reed (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 639 ratings
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| 824 |
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The Duke Undone (Duke Undone, #1)
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Joanna Lowell (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 5,223 ratings
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| 827 |
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The Flight Portfolio
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Julie Orringer (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 6,879 ratings
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| 827 |
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The Secret Supper
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Javier Sierra (Goodreads Author)
3.46 avg rating — 6,394 ratings
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| 827 |
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The Diver and the Lover
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3.58 avg rating — 149 ratings
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| 827 |
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The Billionaire's Obsession
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Gia Bailey (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 163 ratings
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| 831 |
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Gideon's Art (Gideon, #17)
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Lanny
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| 831 |
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The Girl from the Hermitage
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Molly Gartland (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 244 ratings
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| 831 |
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The Dream Life of Sukhanov
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Olga Grushin (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 1,728 ratings
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| 835 |
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The Alpine Zen (Emma Lord, #26)
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| 835 |
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The Way to Paradise
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| 835 |
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A Few Right Thinking Men (Rowland Sinclair, #1)
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Sulari Gentill (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 2,937 ratings
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Washington Black
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3.95 avg rating — 71,756 ratings
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| 839 |
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The Portraitist
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Susanne Dunlap (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 152 ratings
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| 839 |
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Black Plumes
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3.79 avg rating — 1,845 ratings
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| 841 |
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Death on a Starry Night (Nora Barnes & Toby Sandler Mystery #3)
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3.55 avg rating — 47 ratings
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| 841 |
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Of Love & War
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| 841 |
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The Flames
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Sophie Haydock (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 2,544 ratings
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| 841 |
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Joanna and Ulysses
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4.19 avg rating — 179 ratings
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| 845 |
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The Village Idiot
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3.76 avg rating — 135 ratings
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In the Pond
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| 847 |
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Carnal Curiosity (Stone Barrington, #29)
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3.82 avg rating — 6,269 ratings
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| 847 |
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Summer (Seasonal Quartet, #4)
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I, Mona Lisa
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Natasha Solomons (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 1,400 ratings
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| 850 |
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A Deceptive Clarity (The Chris Norgren Mysteries, #1)
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3.81 avg rating — 1,099 ratings
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| 850 |
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The Painter of Souls
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Philip Kazan (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 399 ratings
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| 852 |
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A Rare and Curious Gift
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Pauline Holdstock (Goodreads Author)
2.78 avg rating — 60 ratings
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| 853 |
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Foreign Affairs
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3.76 avg rating — 12,896 ratings
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| 853 |
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Alchemy of a Blackbird
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Claire McMillan (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 1,012 ratings
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| 855 |
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Disobedient
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4.11 avg rating — 2,207 ratings
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| 856 |
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The Paris Deception
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Bryn Turnbull (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 2,869 ratings
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| 857 |
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The Night Portrait
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Laura Morelli (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 9,483 ratings
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| 858 |
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The Stolen Lady
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Laura Morelli (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 5,508 ratings
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| 859 |
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The Alpine Vengeance (Emma Lord, #22)
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3.82 avg rating — 584 ratings
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| 859 |
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The Giant: A Novel of Michelangelo's David
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Laura Morelli (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 495 ratings
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| 861 |
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The Painter's Apprentice (Venetian Artisans, #1)
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Laura Morelli (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
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| 862 |
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The Dreaming Damozel (Doran Fairweather, #6)
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3.09 avg rating — 43 ratings
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| 862 |
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The Last Masterpiece
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Laura Morelli (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 2,085 ratings
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| 864 |
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Remains to Be Seen (Douglas Roper, #1)
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4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
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| 864 |
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A Portrait in Shadow
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Nicole Jarvis (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 392 ratings
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| 866 |
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An inch of time
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3.38 avg rating — 81 ratings
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| 867 |
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The Glass Château
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Stephen P. Kiernan (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 1,490 ratings
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| 868 |
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Stealing with Style (Sterling Glass, #1)
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3.29 avg rating — 420 ratings
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| 868 |
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The Artist's Secret
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3.78 avg rating — 355 ratings
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| 870 |
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Where Light Meets Water
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Susan Paterson (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 393 ratings
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| 871 |
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The Prize
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3.76 avg rating — 190 ratings
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| 872 |
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The Spy at the Villa Miranda
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| 872 |
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The Porcelain Maker
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4.08 avg rating — 2,783 ratings
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| 874 |
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Change for the Worse (Pollard & Toye, #11)
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4.09 avg rating — 171 ratings
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| 874 |
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The Tiffany Girls
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Shelley Noble (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 6,055 ratings
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| 876 |
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Death of an Old Girl (Pollard & Toye, #1)
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3.81 avg rating — 564 ratings
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| 876 |
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Nothing Special
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3.02 avg rating — 2,814 ratings
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| 878 |
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Wilful Behaviour (Commissario Brunetti, #11)
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4.01 avg rating — 10,046 ratings
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| 878 |
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Madame Matisse
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Sophie Haydock (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 545 ratings
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| 880 |
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Brush with Death (Gray Whale Inn Mystery, #5)
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Karen MacInerney (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 1,727 ratings
score: 31,
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| 880 |
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Picasso's Lovers
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Jeanne Mackin (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 995 ratings
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| 882 |
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The Palace Guard (Kelling & Bittersohn, #3)
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3.96 avg rating — 1,322 ratings
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| 883 |
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Photo Finish (Roderick Alleyn, #31)
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3.89 avg rating — 2,259 ratings
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| 883 |
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The Plain Old Man (Kelling & Bittersohn, #6)
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| 885 |
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The Resurrection Man (Kelling & Bittersohn, #10)
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3.94 avg rating — 797 ratings
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| 886 |
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The Stargazey (Richard Jury, #15)
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Martha Grimes (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 3,791 ratings
score: 26,
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| 886 |
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The Midnight Dancers
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3.60 avg rating — 47 ratings
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| 888 |
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Rainbow's End (Richard Jury, #13)
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Martha Grimes (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 2,838 ratings
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| 888 |
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The City of Blood (Paris Homicide, #3)
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3.90 avg rating — 321 ratings
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| 890 |
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The Case Has Altered (Richard Jury, #14)
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Martha Grimes (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 3,324 ratings
score: 24,
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| 891 |
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Dust (Richard Jury, #21)
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Martha Grimes (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 3,982 ratings
score: 23,
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| 891 |
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Take Out
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3.71 avg rating — 1,716 ratings
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| 893 |
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A Colourful Death (Cornish Mystery, #2)
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| 894 |
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Death of a Painted Lady
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| 895 |
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Death Come Quickly (China Bayles, #22)
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Susan Wittig Albert (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 1,860 ratings
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| 896 |
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The Lost Notebook of Édouard Manet
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3.76 avg rating — 441 ratings
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| 897 |
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Don't Ask (Dortmunder, #8)
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| 897 |
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Mademoiselle Eiffel
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Aimie K. Runyan (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 1,203 ratings
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| 899 |
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Why Me? (Dortmunder, #5)
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4.13 avg rating — 1,625 ratings
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| 899 |
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Criminal Conversation (Van der Valk, #5)
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It's hard to believe The Lost Painting is non-fiction. It doesn't belong on this list, but what-the-hell. It's not a paper-chase, it's a ....a PAINT-chase, a fabulous true story. God Bless Captain Harr !
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I love art in books. It is so beautiful. I want to read all of the books on this list!
Me, too, Lisa. I just said to my husband, so many books etc
Katherine wrote: "Me, too, Lisa. I just said to my husband, so many books etc"What is your favourite on the list Katherine? My top three are:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Madonnas of Lennigrad
The Swan Thieves
Hi Lisa, I, too, chose Girl with the Pearl Earring but have not read the others. I picked DaVinci Code, The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Girl in Hyacinthe Blue. I wrote a little blurb with each choice. I'll have to check out your other two.
Hi KatherineI haven't read The Picture of Dorian Gray. I'll check out your blurb. I have read the others you recommended. It is always good to get recommendations from others with similar taste. Thank you very much Katherine.
The Gardner Heist is non-fiction, not fiction.
Joyce's PORTRAIT.... ?? Jessica, we need clarification here....surely you don't want books about LITERARY artists....big canna worms !
This list alone is nearly a years worth of reading. ;0
I love stories of paintings and artist - simply reading a history book is dull to me, but love the history and learning. To read in a story form is wonderful (Yes, I now the story part of it is fictitious, the passion and artistic reference is so real)
Normb4 wrote: "I love stories of paintings and artist - simply reading a history book is dull to me, but love the history and learning. To read in a story form is wonderful (Yes, I now the story part of it is fic..."You might like the crime novels of Daniel Silva. His detective, Gabriel Allon, is an art restorer by trade.
Lisa wrote: "Katherine wrote: "Me, too, Lisa. I just said to my husband, so many books etc"What is your favourite on the list Katherine? My top three are:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Madonnas of Le..."
I just finished The Swan Thieves, and love, love, loved it.
Mayine wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Katherine wrote: "Me, too, Lisa. I just said to my husband, so many books etc"What is your favourite on the list Katherine? My top three are:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The M..."
Me too Mayine. Have you read her other book The Historian. I loved it just as much.
I'm surprised no one had nominated In Search of Lost Time (Remembrance of Things Past): Proust 6-pack, which is widely considered one of the finest examples of the Künstlerroman novel. Well, it's there now.
Currently reading Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell. It's breathtakingly beautiful. Joy of joy, I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art today and was able to totally immerse myself in Monet's paintings, especially the few on view there of Camille. What a thrill - each brushstroke is alive with stories of their lives, the rich history of that time, and Monet's contemporaries (Renoir, Pissarro, Bazille, Degas...) Happy day!
Lisa wrote: "Hi KatherineI haven't read The Picture of Dorian Gray. I'll check out your blurb. I have read the others you recommended. It is always good to get recommendations from others with similar tast..."
The painter is based loosely on john singer Sargent
Brenda wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Hi KatherineI haven't read The Picture of Dorian Gray. I'll check out your blurb. I have read the others you recommended. It is always good to get recommendations from others with ..."
Thanks Brenda. I will add it to the list.
Currently reading Elizabeth Hickey's The Painted Kiss about Gustav Klimt and Emily Floge... (Klimt's beloved muse, mistress, model - she's the woman in The Kiss.) Oh my goodness... I love Hickey's writing style, the book draws you in immediately. Richly textured, very atmospheric, the beautiful descriptions of Vienna, the various characters who come to life... The beginning is wonderful... so far, a rare gem of a book.
Irving Stone's The Agony and The Ecstasy, and Lust for Life, are my all-time favorites. BA Shapiro's The Art Forger is also really good. I just finished Ishiguro's An Artist of the Floating World.Now checking into these lists, can't wait for a next good read.
There's a book I read a few years ago whose title I can't remember for the life of me ... it's about a painter who uses magic to transfer his mind into other people's bodies. The names are vaguely Italian, and he lives for hundreds of years, 'reincarnating' himself by transferring himself into one young budding artist after another. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
Blind guardian - It sounds a little like a book I read by Susan Hill, but I don't remember the title.
Hi - vast list! Just to note: #138 The Hare with the Amber Eyes is non-fiction (biography). It is an excellent book though!
I am in the art world and enjoy this incredible list of wonderful books. I enjoyed The Hare with the Amber Eyes as well. The author traced the Ephrussi family through many decades. Another fascinating story is The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustave Klimt"s Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Blauer by Anne-Marie O'Connor. A fascinating read as well as historical story.
Seven Days in the Art World by Thornton isn't fiction.
Strapless is not fiction. It is straight up non-fiction. Why is it on this list? It is an excellent book but doesn't belong here.
I just put RUNNING, by JT Cooper on the list. It's a crime thriller wherein the main character is an artist. If anyone really wants the full scoop - www.jtcooperauthor.com Anyway, one artist who read it said, through her husband on facebook, that JT "has the heart and mind of an artist as the author of this novel."
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