The Art Whisperer

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When art conservator Alix London spots a forgery, she knows trouble will follow. So she's understandably apprehensive when her connoisseur's eye spots something off about a multimillion-dollar Jackson Pollock painting at Palm Springs's Brethwaite Museum-her current employer.

Alix is already under fire, the object of a vicious online smear campaign.…

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2 authors picked The Art Whisperer as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Helen A. Harrison

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The husband-and-wife author team kept me guessing which of the victim’s enemies decided to do him in. I found the Alix London character appealingly complex, with a good backstory as an intuitive art restorer and the daughter of a convicted art forger.

I especially enjoyed her take on a Jackson Pollock painting that she doesn’t like, not only because it’s not her taste but also because her sixth sense tells her it’s bogus. This aspect of the story, though not the main focus, is based on the Knoedler scandal, a real case of fakes being passed off by a respected…

From Helen's list on mystery novels set in the art world.

Jennifer S. Alderson

Author

Alix London is the spunky lead character in Charlotte Elkins’ four-novel-long series of art mysteries. Alix is an art restorer with a sordid past, who is helping a rich Seattle businesswoman build up an art collection. The Art Whisperer is a fantastic story about forgeries, restoration, museum politics, and murder. Elkins is able to describe the art world in such a way that even those not interested in art history would enjoy this book and series.

From Jennifer's list on amateur sleuths searching for lost art.