Truth in Masquerade

by Cedric Hampson

A boy who struggles with being caught between two cultures grows up to become a doctor to keep his beloved mother happy. With an alcoholic father and a brother whose achievements he cannot live up to, he struggles to find his own identity until he decides to become an art dealer. He finds great success only to become voluntarily entangled in the shady world of art forgery and blackmail. When his lover and business associate dies under suspicious circumstances, she reaches from the grave to make him pay penance for the rejection of her love. But his guilt over having the blood of a murderer flowing in his veins means that he finds himself incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. Author Bio-Cedric Hampson is an eminent Queen's Counsel and former President of the Bar Association of Queensland. Educated in Queensland and at Oxford, he has had a career in the law spanning forty-nine years. He has appeared in State and Commonwealth courts and tribunals, the High Court and the Privy Council. He lives with his wife, prominent Dutch-born sculptor, ¬Catharina. They have four children and ten grandchildren.

276 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2008