Description
| Product ID: | 9781846975936 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Shona Sandison Mysteries |
| Title: | The Goldenacre |
| Subtitle: | A Shona Sandison Mystery |
| Authors: | Author: Philip Miller |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Goldenacre – a masterpiece by the painter and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh – has been given to the people of Scotland. The beautiful canvas, the last work by the artistic genius, enthrals the art world, but behind it lies a dark and violent mystery. Murder and history combine in this multi-threaded literary thriller. ''An outstanding mystery thriller… Noir fans won’t want to miss it'' - Publishers Weekly (Starred)''A riveting, brutal journey into the high stakes world of legacy art and inherited wealth'' - Denise Mina, author of the Garnethill trilogy and The Long DropThe Goldenacre – a masterpiece by the painter and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh – has been given to the people of Scotland. The beautiful canvas, the last work by the artistic genius, enthrals the art world, but behind it lies a dark and violent mystery.Thomas Tallis, an art expert with a trouble past, is trying to uncover the truth about the painting''s complex history, while dogged newspaper reporter Shona Sandison is investigating a series of shocking murders in Edinburgh.Both investigators soon become engulfed in the machinations of money, crime and identity in a literary thriller set amid the seen and unseen forces at work in modern Scotland.Winner of the Shamus Award for the Best First P.I. Novel |
| Imprint Name: | Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited |
| Publisher Name: | Birlinn General |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-06-02 |
