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The Brutal Art by Jesse Kellerman
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The Brutal Art (original 2008; edition 2008)

by Jesse Kellerman

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When a retired cop recognizes the faces of murdered children in an art gallery exhibit, he and his assistant DA daughter Susan begin a search to find the artist of the portraits--and possibly crack open a forty-year murder case.
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Title:The Brutal Art
Authors:Jesse Kellerman
Info:Sphere (2008), Paperback, 416 pages
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Rating:****
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The Brutal Art by Jesse Kellerman (2008)

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    The Art of Murder by Jose Carlos Somoza (Booksloth)
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    Sunstroke by Jesse Kellerman (orange_suspense)
    orange_suspense: Although the plots are very different, this novel is also a slowly told suspense thriller.
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Good mystery, involving family and the art world. ( )
  skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |
I've tried and tried to warm up to either one of the other Kellermans with no success. But with this Kellerman, I hit pay dirt. Jesse Kellerman can flat tell a story. In this one well crafted novel there are about 78 different stories and they are all wonderful. I enjoyed this enormously and now get to go back and read his other two plus look forward, I sure hope, to many more. ( )
  susandennis | Jun 5, 2020 |
I enjoyed this book its a bit different.
Ethan Muller an art dealer uncovers a mystery artist no one has heard of or knows of his whereabouts.
The book jumps a little but its not confusing.
The missing artist is called Victor Cracke, Ethan exhibits his work and sells some pieces. The mystery continues to the final pages,
I got a bit confused I think that Cracke is actually Ethan's uncle was a bit confusing right at the end, overall a interesting easy to read novel. ( )
  Daftboy1 | Aug 29, 2017 |
Fascinating twists and turns that will leave you amazed and engrossed in the story. ( )
  JesEcho | Aug 26, 2017 |
A terrific book about art, a savant type artist and the dynasty of a family. ( )
  skraft001 | Apr 30, 2017 |
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Kellerman, Jesseprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Heyborne, KirbyNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
King, LoreleiNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sibony, JulieTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sims, AdamNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Snoijink, BobTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
White, TrevorNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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True art is always found where we least expect it, where nobody is thinking about it or saying its name. Art hates to be recognized and greeted by name. It flees instantly. - Jean Dubuffet
. . . a mirror of smoke, cracked and dim in which to judge himself . . . - The Book of Odd Thoughts 13:15
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