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The Appraisal

The Appraisal

Porter, Anna

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Series: A Helena Marsh Novel, Book 1

Mystery & Thriller

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ISBN10: 177041410X
ISBN13: 9781770414105
Publisher: Ecw Pr
Published: Oct 17 2017
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
In the vein of Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie novels comes a smart thriller with literary chops. Art appraiser Helena Marsh explores shady deals and complicated history as she navigates post-WWII corruption in the art world.

This peppy thriller from Porter bursts with banter and tantalizes the reader with half-revelations and game-changing twists. -- Kirkus Reviews

[A]n intelligent and exhilarating thriller. -- Publishers Weekly

A gripping thriller set against the rich post-war history of middle-Europe. -- Staunch Book Prize Committee

When wealthy octogenarian Geza Marton hires art expert Helena Marsh to buy back his family's Titian painting, Helena flies to Budapest to close what she expects will be a reasonably simple sale. But nothing is ever simple in this beautiful, flawed city where corruption abounds. Helena discovers that there are multiple bidders for the painting, including some dangerous Slavs. Soon there are also dead bodies, and a complicated history that leads her to men Marton knew in Vorkuta, one of Stalin's notorious gulags.

As she works to unravel the truth of the painting's ownership and dodges her tail, the dogged ex-detective Attila Feher, Helena is forced to call on all her considerable skills to stay alive and out of jail. Smart, fast-paced, and wildly entertaining, The Appraisal is a terrific thriller set against Budapest's corruption and lost promise.

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