Brush With Death
#3 of the Art Lover's Mystery series
Working nights to restore murals in a building full of cremated remains is strange enough, but chasing a crypt-robbing ghoul through a graveyard is downright creepy. In Brush with Death, San Francisco artist Annie Kincaid finds herself drawn into a decades-old mystery involving some illustrious graveyard residents and Raphael's most intimate portrait, dubbed La Fornarina, or "the little baker girl". Could the Raphael "copy" hanging amidst funerary urns actually be the priceless original? Is the masked crypt-robber somehow connected to the Raphael? Or is the painting part of a larger puzzle involving Annie's unrepentant grandfather, master art forger Georges LeFleur, and an Italian "fakebuster" out to ruin him? Annie's under pressure to figure things out...before she finds her permanent home amongst the ashes.
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Signet, Paperback, (July 2007), ISBN-10: 0451221796
Praise
"This delightful "Art Lover's Mystery" series will have a wide audience even beyond the art world. ...Grave robbers, suspicious suicides, and a missing Old Master provide the framework for a crackerjack mystery. A hunky art thief, a drop-dead goodlooking security expert, and an unscrupulous developer add romance and suspense. Quirky sidekicks and genuinely likeable cameo characters "kick things up a notch." Finally, there's Annie, a hard worker who frequently finds herself between a rock and a hard place. Brush With Death not only escapes the dreaded third book curse, it is surely the best yet! Hailey Lind is a must read."
—Molly Weston, Meritorious Mysteries
"Lind deftly combines a smart and witty sleuth with entertaining characters who are all engaged in a fascinating new adventure. Sprinkled in are interesting snippets about works of art and the art world, both the beauty and its dirty underbelly."
—Romantic Times, four stars
"Agatha-awarded nominated Hailey Lind has created a third winner in her Art Lover's Mystery series. Readers who managed to miss the first two books have three great reads to look forward to. Hailey Lind fans know this series is an intelligent reader's chick lit mystery."
—Susan Illis, New Mystery Reader
"Brush With Death is a hoot! I simply adored the sassy Annie for her humor, tenacity, loyalty and vulnerability. Ms. Lind brings the Bay Area to life in vibrant detail, from the places to the people— her characters are all wonderfully crafted and it was simply a joy to visit Annie's quirky, exciting and larger-than-life world. In addition to an intriguing mystery, the element of romance and the conflicts brewing in our heroine's heart were also quite captivating. Brush with Death definitely left this reader wanting more!"
—Romance Reader's Connection
"Our favorite art forger cum art restorer Annie Kincaid is back, in another fast-paced adventure... I highly recommend you pick up Annie's other two adventures, Feint of Art and Shooting Gallery. The "Lind" sisters just keep getting better!"
—Future Mysteries Anthology Magazine, FMAM
"This third outing in the fabulous Annie Kincaid art lovers mystery series stands alone beautifully. It's clever and artful (excuse the pun!), while the author, Hailey Lind, is erudite and experienced in her subject. The story flows seamlessly through spooky graveyard outings, locked mausoleums and Bay Area hot spots. Highly recommended."
—MyShelf.com
