Review: A light-hearted amusing mystery with timely twists...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2013
This was an amusing read; light-hearted with clever twists. This is my first forage into the work of Cory, and I was entertained and even educated concerning artist's methods and tools of the trade in a very informative manner in this story of intrigue set in the art world where a forgery had taken place, and I was so convinced about the painting in question, I wished this wasn't fiction. The main character, Detective Lindy Grey following up a number of leads (and a few red herrings) has his work cut-out as he tries to solve the intricacies of the forgery and what could be a murder done up to look like suicide...or could it be suicide after all? And what I really liked was that it was very conversational throughout, so you really got to know the characters, the way they thought and what motivated them. I was also extremely pleased the ending wasn't predictable, like the icing on a cake, showcasing a clever talent of this author and I'm pleased to see that there are many more from him to add to my collection of mystery thrillers.Pearl Barley, author of THE FAT BAG stuck between a rock cake & a hard plaice