When an art dealer is murdered and a priceless painting vanishes, suspicion falls on the last person seen with him. Clare Bast once imagined a life immersed in art. Instead, she’s a wife and mother in Manhattan, married to Jed, a wealthy lawyer whose world of money and influence leaves her feeling restless and sidelined. When she meets French gallery owner Gabriel Prévost at a glittering party hosted by Jed’s boss, the attraction is immediate. A new job at Gabriel’s gallery—and a secret affair—brings excitement back into her life. But shortly after one of their trysts, Gabriel is found dead and a valuable canvas is gone, placing Claire squarely under scrutiny and unsure of whom to trust. Author Alexandra Andrews (Who Is Maud Dixon?) captures the intersecting worlds of high finance and contemporary art with sharp wit and knowing detail, exposing the ambition and deception that thrive beneath polished surfaces. Therese Plummer narrates this sleek, psychologically charged mystery that’s messy in all the right ways.

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