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Author: Morris WestTitle: MasterclassBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 400Release Date: 2017-12-01Details: Review "Effortless erudition, elegant writing and a solid, tension-build ing plot." -The Scotsman"A knockout, in-depth, hard-to-put-down show of the author's smarts about the art world, with a murder subplot . . . Hugely satisfying." -Kirkus Reviews Product Description When the daughter of an old Florentine family dies, she leaves a bequest to her lover Max Mather, an American art historian who has been managing the family's rare art collection. Mather is left with two priceless artworks by the great Renaissance master Raphael-without the family's knowledge.As Mather contrives to have the artworks discovered at auction in New York, big-time collectors, dealers and auctioneers are drawn into his game. In trying to out-deal the deal-makers, he becomes embroiled in a tangled web surrounding the brutal murder of a promiscuous Manhattan painter, Madeleine Bayard. The two stories intertwine in this fast-paced tale of intrigue and murder in the international art world. About the Author Morris West was one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century. He wrote 28 novels, several of which were made into films, as well as plays and non-fiction. Australian-born, his books have sold nearly 70 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 28 languages. He is best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate, The Shoes of the Fisherman and The Clowns of God.EAN: 9781760297701Package Dimensions: Height: 8 Inches, Length: 5 Inches, Weight: 0.97 Pounds, Width: 1.2 Inches Show more