The Death Artist
Murder is a fine art… A killer is preying on New York's art community, creating gruesome depictions of famous paintings, using human flesh and blood as his media. Terror stalks this world of genius, greed, inspiration, and jealousy -- a world Kate McKinnon knows all too well. A former NYPD cop who traded in her badge for a Ph.D in art history, Kate can see the method behind the psychopath's madness -- for the grisly slaughter of a former protégé is drawing her into the predator's path. And as each new murder exceeds the last in savagery, Kate is trapped in the twisted obsessions of the death artist, who plans to use her body, her blood, and her fear to create the ultimate masterpiece.
Reviews
Sarah Sammis@pussreboots
I enjoyed this book thoroughly for its art history angle. I wish the book came with an index of character names so I could go back and reread various scenes of specific characters. The book has the same sort of puzzle/mystery as The Da Vinci Code but the characters seem more well rounded. As the author is a professional artist he was probably drawing from real life experiences for the dialogue.