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B.A. Shapiro

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Hartford, CT, The United States

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http://bashapirobooks.com

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Suspense

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B.A. Shapiro is the award-wining, NYT bestselling author of THE MURALIST and THE ART FORGER, both stories of art, mystery and history with a bit of romance thrown in.

She's also written five suspense novels -- THE SAFE ROOM, BLIND SPOT, SEE NO EVIL, BLAMELESS and SHATTERED ECHOES -- four screenplays and the nonfiction book, THE BIG SQUEEZE.

In her previous career incarnations, she directed research projects for a residential substance abuse facility, worked as a systems analyst/statistician, headed the Boston office of a software development firm, and served as an adjunct professor teaching sociology at Tufts University and creative writing at Northeastern University.

She began her writing career when she quit her high-pressure job after th ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 116,271 ratings · 10,083 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Art Forger 3.76 avg rating — 93,996 ratings — published 2012 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Muralist 3.79 avg rating — 12,791 ratings — published 2015 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collector’s Apprentice 3.62 avg rating — 5,185 ratings — published 2018 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metropolis 3.91 avg rating — 3,784 ratings — published 2022 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Masterpiece 3.91 avg rating — 791 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Safe Room by Barbara A. Shapiro, B.A. Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blameless by Barbara A. Shapiro, B.A. Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1995 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blind Spot by Barbara A. Shapiro, B.A. Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	See No Evil by Barbara A. Shapiro, B.A. Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1996 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blind Spot by B.A. Shapiro (2014-04-15) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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B.A. Shapiro answered Anna Riley's question: How did your other careers inform your work? I was a college professor and a high school history/econ teacher. It's an endless treasure trove of material ;) Side note...just read The Art Forger and it's a masterclass of linguistic style and pacing. My house has never been so clean (good audio books have that effect). I hope to learn much from you. Hi Anna: My PhD in sociology probably had the most impact. I learned to do quality research, develop a deeper understanding of how people interact with societal pressures and--believe it or not--my training in statistics is the basis of my multiple l See Full Answer
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B.A. Shapiro has read Something Rich and Strange: Selected Stories by Ron Rash (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Without light nothing can be seen. And with it, still so much is unobserved.”
― B.A. Shapiro, The Art Forger

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“Americans do not understand that artists are different from ordinary people. That this does not make them insane. This is what makes them artists.”
― B.A. Shapiro, The Muralist

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“Now that I'm inside, out of view of the millions of people who could care less about the absence or presence of my soul, I feel somewhat better.”
― B.A. Shapiro, The Art Forger

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