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Literate and thought-provoking....Kellerman is a master of menace (Daily Mail )
A most accomplished novel by a writer of great imagination and skill (Sunday Telegraph )
An enthralling, character-driven drama (Daily Record )
Kellerman has a gift for creating compelling characters as well as for crafting an ingenious plot that grabs the reader and refuses to let go. (Publishers Weekly )
A most accomplished novel by a writer of great imagination and skill (Sunday Telegraph )
An enthralling, character-driven drama (Daily Record )
Kellerman has a gift for creating compelling characters as well as for crafting an ingenious plot that grabs the reader and refuses to let go. (Publishers Weekly )
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For TROUBLE: 'Kellerman shows that his impressive debut, Sunstroke, was no fluke with this gripping psychological page-turner that echoes the best of Hitchcock.' Publisher's Weekly 'A mesmerising story of malevolence and obsession...Kellerman's powerfully descriptive prose drives his nightmarish narrative on at a fast pace and makes Fatal Attraction seem like gentle teasing in comparison.' Sunday Telegraph
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
So often one picks up a book written by the son, daughter, partner or sibling of a famous author and ends up feeling disappointed by either the quality of plot or the quality of writing - or both. There is always the fear that the only reason why their work has been published is because of some form of nepotism. When I picked up Jesse Kellerman's first novel eighteen months ago, I was doubly unsure, as both his parents are well known thriller writers (Jonathan and Faye Kellerman); however, I need not have worried. Jesse is a gifted author in his own right. Along with his two other books, his third published novel, The Brutal Art, is in no way a disappointment. Elements of both parents writing, along with a strong writing style of his own, make Jesse Kellerman's work a pleasure to read.
This novel opens with the discovery of a huge number of pieces of amazing works of modern art in a small flat - panels that fit together to create a mammoth scene, created by a man named Victor Cracke - who has totally disappeared. Before long, art dealer Ethan Muller has set up an exhibition, and the work is selling well. However, a retired police officer sees a photo of the central panel in the newspaper, and the search for the missing artist rapidly moves into a murder mystery as Ethan discovers that the cherubs at the centre of the work closely resemble five young boys, murdered many years earlier.
Did Victor murder them? Indeed, who was Victor Cracke? Why has he disappeared, and where has he gone? Why are so many people interested in him, and what connection does he have with Muller's own family history?
All these questions - and more - are answered in this intriguing novel as we find out more about Ethan Muller - about why he is so estranged from his own family - and about Victor Cracke himself; a victim of circumstances in many ways.
All in all, a very good read and well worth a try.
This novel opens with the discovery of a huge number of pieces of amazing works of modern art in a small flat - panels that fit together to create a mammoth scene, created by a man named Victor Cracke - who has totally disappeared. Before long, art dealer Ethan Muller has set up an exhibition, and the work is selling well. However, a retired police officer sees a photo of the central panel in the newspaper, and the search for the missing artist rapidly moves into a murder mystery as Ethan discovers that the cherubs at the centre of the work closely resemble five young boys, murdered many years earlier.
Did Victor murder them? Indeed, who was Victor Cracke? Why has he disappeared, and where has he gone? Why are so many people interested in him, and what connection does he have with Muller's own family history?
All these questions - and more - are answered in this intriguing novel as we find out more about Ethan Muller - about why he is so estranged from his own family - and about Victor Cracke himself; a victim of circumstances in many ways.
All in all, a very good read and well worth a try.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I started out thinking I would enjoy this book, well written and some interesting characters, but where was the story? I persevered to the end, even though I was rapidly loosing interest by the half way mark, hopeing the plot would actually go somewhere, but sadly no.
Avoid!
Avoid!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have no idea how this book has managed to get the positive reviews it has. Are Richard & Judy on commission or something? I cannot see how it has achieved genuine popular appeal as the storyline, characters and writing style are all weak in my opinion.
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IMPROVED AS ONE READ ON.
With a Richard and Judy sticker I thought I was going to be in for a good read,and at the start I was very disappointed,nothing seemed to move,but as I read on I began to like and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by bibliophile
original plot with a convincing ending
I enjoyed every page of the book. The plot ,linking a big find of art pieces with an old unresolved murder case, is original and gripping until the end. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jose
Art dealing, murder, love and detective work thrown in
Set in New York, the book flits between time within one family. Art dealer Ethan Muller comes into possession of a mass of drawings, which clearly show the artist to be bordering... Read more
Published 12 months ago by The Dragonfly
Two divided stories
It seems that increasing numbers of authors are using the flashback tecnique when writing their books. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Clive A. H. Still
Interesting and well-written
Ethan Muller, art dealer and estranged son of a wealthy New York business magnate, is directed to some important and strangely disconcerting drawings in a vacated apartment in one... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Maria2222
Gripping, interesting plot, interestingly written
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, the story is great, I just couldn't put it down!
I agree that the ending is a bit flat, but I rarely read a book where the last few paragraphs... Read more
I agree that the ending is a bit flat, but I rarely read a book where the last few paragraphs... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Juliana Apopei
Mixed feelings..
This is the first book I've read by this author, and I have to say I was drawn straight in.
I thoroughly enjoyed Kellerman's style of writing, and even though it isn't a... Read more
I thoroughly enjoyed Kellerman's style of writing, and even though it isn't a... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Stella
Thoroughly enjoyable read
'The Brutal Art' begins with Ethan Muller, a rather selfish and egotistical young art dealer, discovering a stash of drawings by a mysterious and reclusive tenant of a building... Read more
Published on 30 May 2010 by Eleanor
good story
This was the first time I'd read a Jesse Kellerman book, despite his famous literary pedigree. It was one of the Richard and Judy books announced in January 2009 but it took me... Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by Green Book Addict Librarian
Excellent!!!
This is one of the best books i have read to date. I seriously could not put down this book, it had many interesting twists and turns in the plot, some obvious some completely not. Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2010 by F. Fisher
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