Author Larry Witham (Editor, Journalist & Artist).
‘The Haunted Artist’ (Book 4) In The ‘Julian Peale Art Crime Mystery’ Series.
Awarded 5 Stars by Editor at Book Marketing Global Network: This is the
fourth book in the Julian Peale Art Crime Mystery Series by Larry Witham. This
author’s work is new to me, but I can say with certainty that his mystery
series will become as sought after as his character Sam Mason’s artwork has
impacted the art world. I give 5 Stars for this book and entire mystery series.
The book opens unexpectedly as
Colleen Mason is looking down into the open casket at an old Methodist Church
in Lynn, MA (just north of Boston). She is now the sole survivor of the Mason
family and is responsible for the funeral, memorial and burial of her older
brother Samuel (Sam). In recent years, as an aspiring artist, Sam had little
time for the family. Colleen had her head in another world as well. She was
finishing her college degree at the very demanding Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in Boston.
Questions started swirling in
Collen’s mind at Pine Grove Cemetery where she expected a small gathering of
local people. Complete strangers to Collen arrived to pay respect and offer
condolences. First, there was a man with the Boston Art gallery, a woman named
Monica Smithton and others. Their sentiments were similar in nature “we’ve lost
a rising new star in the art world. Sam was a rare talent” What puzzled her
more, they wanted to know if she had any of Sam’s painting.
Collen knows absolutely nothing about the art world and even
less about the rushed police investigation that concluded that Sam’s death was
ruled a suicide. She knew that Sam would never kill himself and this begins the
first of many mysteries that will be revealed as you read ‘The Haunted Artist’.
It is at MIT; Collen gets the ear
of twenty-two-year-old Nathan Peale. Nathan is also finishing his degree in
computer science. Collen had heard that Nathan’s father was a former (now
retired) navy intelligence officer that had worked for Castelli and Associates
in Washington, DC. They are well known for their investigations into art
crimes, like theft or smuggling or forgery.
The threads of Sam’s life will
take many unexpected turns across middle America, from Pittsburgh and Savannah
to St. Louis and Atlanta. With so many people looking for Sam’s artwork, had
Sam fallen into bad company or did he get sucked up into dark under belly of
the art world.
I invite you to follow Julian
Peale’s crime investigation as he searches for the missing paintings, unravels
deeper mysteries and is haunted by darker forces. I encourage you to read all
of Julian Peale Art Crime Mystery Novels. Larry Witham is the author of
nineteen books, an award-winning journalist and by avocation, a fine art
painter. He lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington D.C.
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