Title: The Baron and the arrogant artist
Description: Forrester, an arrogant, and thoroughly unpleasant young artist forces his way into Quinns - and demands that the "parasite' Mannering finance his painting. Mannering  puts him off.
But a phone call from Forrester's girl-friend - terrified and hysterical - about his "suicide attempt" - piques his interest. 
As events escalate, the Baron is forced to rediscover forgotten talents - in a desperate battle of wits against a killer - and a suspicious police force...
Subjects: Antique dealers, Fiction, Jewel thieves, John Mannering (Fictitious character), Fiction in English, the Baron, Quinns, Mannering, john (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Places: London
Time periods: 1910-1970