Death of a Ghost

Paperback, 192 pages

English language

Published June 21, 1997 by Carroll & Graf Pub.

ISBN:
978-0-7867-0441-5
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OCLC Number:
37182420

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John Sebastian Lafcadio, is one of the greatest painters of the Edwardian period, and his ambition to be known as the greatest painter since Rembrandt was not to be thwarted by a matter as trifling as his own death. Lafcadio was not only a brilliantly talented, it appears, a bit psychic: Certain that his reputation would improve dramatically after his death, he left aset of twelve sealed paintings with his agent, along with the instruction that her widow should wait a suitable interval and then begin doling out the work to a newly ravenous public at the rate of one per year. Lafcadio's widow unveil the eighth canvas to a carefully selected audience. Albert Campion, an old friend of the widow's, is among the cast of gadabouts, muses and socialites gathered for the latest ceremony. The event is a success for all but one of the attendees--a young artist who …

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Subjects

  • Crime & mystery
  • Mystery & Detective - General
  • Mystery/Suspense
  • Fiction