Book description
In this fascinating insight into the shady inner workings of the art
world a young appraiser working at a prestigious auction house comes
across an unidentified masterpiece. But when the powerful CEO of the
company claims the discovery as his own the appraiser teams up with
the original owner of the piece to gain revenge. Together they set up
a cunning scam that shatters the illusion of the elegant world of the
Old Masters.
Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously
published in the collection The Veteran.
Frederick Forsyth is the author of a number of bestselling novels
including
The Day of the Jackal
,
The Odessa File
,
The Dogs of War
,
The Devil's Alternative
and
The Fourth Protocol
. He lives in Hertfordshire, England.
