Alexandra Connor (aka Alex Connor) was born in UK and lives in England. She is an author, artist and art historian. Also arts presenter on TV and in 2018 won the Rome Prize for Isle of the Dead, aka Il Dipinto Maledetto. Fellow of Royal Society of Arts, listed in Debretts 'Prominent People of Today.'
This is not so much a short story (as the kindle blurb states) but rather a prequel or taster of Memory of Bones - now renamed The Goya Enigma. I really enjoyed it. Unearthing the Bones introduced some rather unsavoury characters. I'll definitely read the full book.
This was an introduction to another book by Alex Connor, where the skull of Goya has been found. The lives of several 'dealers' in relics become intertwined in their quest to be the one to handle the recent find