SuitabookArt, value and moral wrongdoing
Sammy encounters competing views of art and becomes distressed when artwork that moved her is destroyed by its larcenous owner.
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Wendelin Van Draanen - Author
A lively mystery set around art, deception and relationships, with a bold young investigator at its centre. Alongside suspense, it explores artistic value, loyalty, jealousy and the difference between legal wrongdoing and deeper moral harm.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA lively mystery set around art, deception and relationships, with a bold young investigator at its centre. Alongside suspense, it explores artistic value, loyalty, jealousy and the difference between legal wrongdoing and deeper moral harm.
Sammy encounters competing views of art and becomes distressed when artwork that moved her is destroyed by its larcenous owner.
Sammy attends an art-gallery reception, confronts a robber and investigates why the apparent crime becomes more complicated.
Sammy tries to understand her feelings for Casey while her grandmother’s relationship with Hudson is unsettled by another artist.
Be aware of a gun-brandishing robber, a physical tackle, attempted or actual theft, danger, shocking revelations and tense romantic or family situations.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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