num_pages: 336
description: A bitter journalist and troubled art expert risk their lives to find the connection between a legendary painting and a series of rash murders in this riveting brutal journey into the high-stakes world of legacy art and inherited wealth (Denise Mina author of Conviction).Thomas Tallis inspector of provenance has just arrived in Edinburgh Scotland to authenticate The Goldenacre a masterpiece by iconic Scottish architect and painter Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Still dealing with a miserable divorce and the fallout from a disastrous job in London Tallis is eager to sign off on the painting and leave. It should be simple as the painting has been owned by one noble family since the 20s. But then a horrifying parcel arrives on Talliss desk and the threatening message is clear: someone doesnt want him inspecting the painting. Now that Tallis sees lives are in danger he has no choice but to stay until the investigation is complete.Meanwhile gruesome murders are plaguing Edinburgh. First a Scottish painter of great renown. Next an Edinburgh City Counsellor. Battle-hardened newspaper reporter Shona Sandison is on the case even as her beloved industry shrinks around her. Shona doesnt care who she steps on to get the best story and she soon uncovers a link between The Goldenacre and the murders. As Talliss personal crises reach a fever pitch Shona struggles to enlist his help in understanding how the painting is mixed up in all this violence before either one of them becomes the next victim.Pensive lush and tragic The Goldenacre is a heartbroken love letter to Edinburgh and an unpredictable gorgeously plotted mystery to savor.
language: English
title: The Goldenacre
publisher: Soho Crime