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About the Author... Claudia Riess, award-winning author of seven novels, is a Vassar graduate who has worked in the editorial departments of The New Yorker and Holt, Rinehart and Winston, and has edited several art history monographs. |
About the Books...
The Art History Mysteries
Stolen Light (2019)
False Light (2019)
Knight Light (2021)
To Kingdom Come (2022)
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News and Reviews...
“In this art-world thriller, Riess draws the characters with a broad brush, but they have all the capability, chemistry, and give-and-take of a strong mystery-solving duo…complex and intriguing.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Riess uses words as an artist uses a paint brush; the pages come to life.”
— Joseph Epstein
“Stolen Light is a beautifully written and compelling story filled with intrigue, twists and turns and leaves the reader wanting more from this author. Wonderful.”
— Lenore Scola
“I don’t usually like mysteries but I couldn’t put this book down!”
— Marilyn McCoy
“A great read–couldn’t put it down! Agatha Christie worthy mystery with love interest and fascinating art history, too.”
— Bettina Niederer, M.D.
“A fascinating combination of suspense, art history and love story, taking the reader from Havana, Cuba to Manhattan, to Florence, Italy, and back.”
— Elizabeth Cooke
“The mystery was well laid out and came together in the end. I look forward to reading more books by this author.”
— Linda Donahue
“Riess has a knack of staging her scenes in such perfect tempo that you just don’t want to put the book down to see what lies ahead.”
— T.J. Clemente (Hamptons.com The Bookshelf)
“The story is fast paced. The action is nonstop. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!”
— Jim Harris (Pacific NW Writers Association)
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