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Наследството на кръвта
СЪСТЕЗАНИЕТО ЗАПОЧВА. БРОЯТ НА ТЕЛАТА НАРАСТВА. НА НИКОЙ НЕ МОЖЕ ДА СЕ ВЯРВА.
Полетът от Лондон трябваше да е кратък, но за седемте пътници, събрали се за арт аукцион, той се превръща в най-ужасяващото пътуване, което някога са предприемали.
Инцидент на полета разкрива съществуването на безценен артефакт и конспирация, пазена викове наред. Всеки пътник на борда на самолета се надпреварва за своята награда, но в рамките на 24 часа трима от тях замълчават завинаги...
Някой знае, че последствията ще са опустошителни, ако цялата история излезе на бял сват.
Полетът от Лондон трябваше да е кратък, но за седемте пътници, събрали се за арт аукцион, той се превръща в най-ужасяващото пътуване, което някога са предприемали.
Инцидент на полета разкрива съществуването на безценен артефакт и конспирация, пазена викове наред. Всеки пътник на борда на самолета се надпреварва за своята награда, но в рамките на 24 часа трима от тях замълчават завинаги...
Някой знае, че последствията ще са опустошителни, ако цялата история излезе на бял сват.
365 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 22, 2011
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Alex Connor
39 books74 followersAlexandra 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.'
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January 8, 2012
This book is amazing to say the least. I haven’t read a good murder mystery contemporary fiction novel for a while and this was awesome. From the first chapter I was drawn into the mystery and history that is involved.
William Hogarth is an infamous artist who created a masterpiece that is shameful and dangerous. A painting done in 1732, William paints the Prince of Wales with his mistress and she is with child. William is warned! He is then requested to visit a crime scene, which he finds this woman dead. William now holds the most sacred secret that can cause the royal throne irrevocable trouble. There is another heir to the throne that is the biggest national secret in history.
Going forward a few centuries, this secret is still being passed down generation to generation with proof. In the art world, this painting has been stolen, unbeknownst to the secret holder. On a private plane trip, the new owner of this dangerous painting has a panic attack and tells a fellow art dealer about his find. Everybody aboard the plane overhears and they are all now in grave danger, they just don’t know it. They think they are able to sell off this painting, which has been told as a myth, but now seems real to all.
Victor is an ex-con and has been hired to investigate the death of a passenger. Along his journey, threats against his life are made and those of the other passengers. Following a trail that seems to lead in circles, Victor discovers things about himself as well as the art world, that weren’t known before. Who stole the painting and is now holding it? Who is the descendant? Who are the secret holders that have had the burden to carry this for centuries?
Along the journey, you follow Victor through all the twists and turns of the plot, with surprises along the way. Seeing the gruesome details; the betrayals that cause this dangerous secret to become known to others. I loved the book and the little history chapters added in from the artists’ point of view. The story was easy to follow and addictive; creating suspense that makes the reader keep turning pages. I highly recommend this to all murder mystery readers.
William Hogarth is an infamous artist who created a masterpiece that is shameful and dangerous. A painting done in 1732, William paints the Prince of Wales with his mistress and she is with child. William is warned! He is then requested to visit a crime scene, which he finds this woman dead. William now holds the most sacred secret that can cause the royal throne irrevocable trouble. There is another heir to the throne that is the biggest national secret in history.
Going forward a few centuries, this secret is still being passed down generation to generation with proof. In the art world, this painting has been stolen, unbeknownst to the secret holder. On a private plane trip, the new owner of this dangerous painting has a panic attack and tells a fellow art dealer about his find. Everybody aboard the plane overhears and they are all now in grave danger, they just don’t know it. They think they are able to sell off this painting, which has been told as a myth, but now seems real to all.
Victor is an ex-con and has been hired to investigate the death of a passenger. Along his journey, threats against his life are made and those of the other passengers. Following a trail that seems to lead in circles, Victor discovers things about himself as well as the art world, that weren’t known before. Who stole the painting and is now holding it? Who is the descendant? Who are the secret holders that have had the burden to carry this for centuries?
Along the journey, you follow Victor through all the twists and turns of the plot, with surprises along the way. Seeing the gruesome details; the betrayals that cause this dangerous secret to become known to others. I loved the book and the little history chapters added in from the artists’ point of view. The story was easy to follow and addictive; creating suspense that makes the reader keep turning pages. I highly recommend this to all murder mystery readers.
April 19, 2020
A Harlot’s Progress – Past and Present
Hogarth’s painting in the lost series ‘A Harlot’s Progress’ causes mayhem and murders when art dealers meet on a private flight bound for London. Connor takes her readers to seedy and coarse surroundings and uses violence as a plot device.
The convincing flashbacks to Hogarth’s time may feature the best writing in this thriller. The murders in the book’s present are graphic and frankly disturbing. All in all, the plot builds up to something spectacular, but in the end, everything falls flat. The reason is one of those barely concealed hooks to interest the reader in the next volume of a series. There are likeable and credible characters, but others are less aptly portrayed.
Where did Ms Connor get the idea that an illegitimate child would threaten the royal succession In England – or any country?
By the way, when looking at the print of that lost painting, number two in Hogarth’s prints known as A Harlot’s Progress, it becomes clear that the harlot isn’t pregnant. Moll Hackabout (Hogarth’s protagonist in the prints) aka Polly Gunnell (Hogarth’s model in Legacy of Blood) isn’t pregnant until plate three, and the print shows evidence of her dalliance with a notorious highway robber. Before then, she has come down in the world – the bailiffs are arriving to take her to Bridewell. In plate six, her son is portrayed as a halfwit. That would imply that an illegitimate halfwit would have the power to endanger the succession in the Royal House. Is tthat likely? Other than that, there isn’t much to say for or against the book. Reading it, you get drawn into the plot, but if the premise for the story is hard to swallow, there isn’t much chance that it will convince a wider audience.
Hogarth’s painting in the lost series ‘A Harlot’s Progress’ causes mayhem and murders when art dealers meet on a private flight bound for London. Connor takes her readers to seedy and coarse surroundings and uses violence as a plot device.
The convincing flashbacks to Hogarth’s time may feature the best writing in this thriller. The murders in the book’s present are graphic and frankly disturbing. All in all, the plot builds up to something spectacular, but in the end, everything falls flat. The reason is one of those barely concealed hooks to interest the reader in the next volume of a series. There are likeable and credible characters, but others are less aptly portrayed.
Where did Ms Connor get the idea that an illegitimate child would threaten the royal succession In England – or any country?
By the way, when looking at the print of that lost painting, number two in Hogarth’s prints known as A Harlot’s Progress, it becomes clear that the harlot isn’t pregnant. Moll Hackabout (Hogarth’s protagonist in the prints) aka Polly Gunnell (Hogarth’s model in Legacy of Blood) isn’t pregnant until plate three, and the print shows evidence of her dalliance with a notorious highway robber. Before then, she has come down in the world – the bailiffs are arriving to take her to Bridewell. In plate six, her son is portrayed as a halfwit. That would imply that an illegitimate halfwit would have the power to endanger the succession in the Royal House. Is tthat likely? Other than that, there isn’t much to say for or against the book. Reading it, you get drawn into the plot, but if the premise for the story is hard to swallow, there isn’t much chance that it will convince a wider audience.
January 30, 2018
A very good quick read that kept my attention the whole way through.
An interesting thriller/mystery set in the art world .
An interesting thriller/mystery set in the art world .
November 16, 2015
London, 1732. William Hogarth is called to a cellar where a whore lies dead. But not just any whore, Polly Gunnell was the mistress of Frederick, Prince of Wales. Not only must this fact be kept secret, and is the reason for poor Polly’s death, but she was carrying his son.
Hogarth is filled with guilt at the sight of a woman he cared for, especially when he realises he is partially responsible for her murder. Hogarth painted a very recognisable picture of the future King leaving her bed. A picture he included in his series, ‘A Whore’s Progress’.
The situation looks bad, but is worsened when left alone with the body, Hogarth discovers that Polly’s baby is still alive, barely. He takes the child away and hides it, together with a gold ring given to him by the Prince with an inscription identifying the boy’s parentage.
Centuries later, one man is entrusted to keep the proof of this line of succession hidden, and keeps a watchful eye on the Prince's descendant. Being an old-school, honourable man, Sir Oliver Peters does just that for years.
Oliver then accepts a lift on a private jet, and during that flight, someone tells him he has stolen the painting of Polly and Frederick, apparently unaware of Oliver’s custodianship. To protect the monarchy, Oliver must at all costs retrieve the painting, but he doesn’t know where it is and within days, the man who claims ownership is killed in a traffic accident.
Then others who took that same flight start dying too, and one interested party employs Victor Ballam, a disgraced art dealer to find out what is going on and if possible – retrieve the painting.
I enjoyed Alex Connor's The Rembrandt Secret and looked forward to reading this one. I was not disappointed, as she has a canny knack of building the tension and then leaves the reader floundering when all the clues she lays are proved wrong. There’s never a quiet moment in this story and the long-dead Hogarth appears at intervals to tell us what he did and why – to some extent! It seems it was as difficult keeping secrets in the eighteenth century as it is in the present.
The story rolls along to a satisfying conclusion where all the ends are tied up nicely – well, sort of! I cannot say any more about the plot without spoiling the book for prospective readers.
This being Connor’s second novel about the art world, and she paints art dealers as a murky, dishonest and back stabbing bunch which makes me feel she has had extensive experience of that world. All her characters stand out, each with their own stories that affect their actions when it comes to honour, greed or a sense of self. I enjoyed the way everyone looking for the painting had their own reasons, protection, pure greed or simply the pride of ownership.
One point I would make on a personal level is that I very much doubt the Royal Family would give two hoots about an illegitimate child born in 1732, either then or now, let alone his descendant. Prince Frederick had nine legitimate children and three illegitimate ones, so it wasn’t as if the throne was shaky. And why would Frederick himself leave evidence of the child’s identity? The fact Hogarth couldn’t bear to destroy a work he was proud of makes more sense, and his sentimentality for the baby makes him human too. In fact I became quite fond of poor William Hogarth and his battle with the demons he had unleashed through an act of compassion through Alex Connor’s prose.
In the end, my suspension of belief in the premise of the plot in no way spoiled my enjoyment of this rollicking story I couldn’t put down.
Hogarth is filled with guilt at the sight of a woman he cared for, especially when he realises he is partially responsible for her murder. Hogarth painted a very recognisable picture of the future King leaving her bed. A picture he included in his series, ‘A Whore’s Progress’.
The situation looks bad, but is worsened when left alone with the body, Hogarth discovers that Polly’s baby is still alive, barely. He takes the child away and hides it, together with a gold ring given to him by the Prince with an inscription identifying the boy’s parentage.
Centuries later, one man is entrusted to keep the proof of this line of succession hidden, and keeps a watchful eye on the Prince's descendant. Being an old-school, honourable man, Sir Oliver Peters does just that for years.
Oliver then accepts a lift on a private jet, and during that flight, someone tells him he has stolen the painting of Polly and Frederick, apparently unaware of Oliver’s custodianship. To protect the monarchy, Oliver must at all costs retrieve the painting, but he doesn’t know where it is and within days, the man who claims ownership is killed in a traffic accident.
Then others who took that same flight start dying too, and one interested party employs Victor Ballam, a disgraced art dealer to find out what is going on and if possible – retrieve the painting.
I enjoyed Alex Connor's The Rembrandt Secret and looked forward to reading this one. I was not disappointed, as she has a canny knack of building the tension and then leaves the reader floundering when all the clues she lays are proved wrong. There’s never a quiet moment in this story and the long-dead Hogarth appears at intervals to tell us what he did and why – to some extent! It seems it was as difficult keeping secrets in the eighteenth century as it is in the present.
The story rolls along to a satisfying conclusion where all the ends are tied up nicely – well, sort of! I cannot say any more about the plot without spoiling the book for prospective readers.
This being Connor’s second novel about the art world, and she paints art dealers as a murky, dishonest and back stabbing bunch which makes me feel she has had extensive experience of that world. All her characters stand out, each with their own stories that affect their actions when it comes to honour, greed or a sense of self. I enjoyed the way everyone looking for the painting had their own reasons, protection, pure greed or simply the pride of ownership.
One point I would make on a personal level is that I very much doubt the Royal Family would give two hoots about an illegitimate child born in 1732, either then or now, let alone his descendant. Prince Frederick had nine legitimate children and three illegitimate ones, so it wasn’t as if the throne was shaky. And why would Frederick himself leave evidence of the child’s identity? The fact Hogarth couldn’t bear to destroy a work he was proud of makes more sense, and his sentimentality for the baby makes him human too. In fact I became quite fond of poor William Hogarth and his battle with the demons he had unleashed through an act of compassion through Alex Connor’s prose.
In the end, my suspension of belief in the premise of the plot in no way spoiled my enjoyment of this rollicking story I couldn’t put down.
March 17, 2018
Occasionally interesting, usually irritating, and almost wholly bereft of purpose.
I don't understand why people like to read genre thrillers about art theft and smuggling rings. As mindless television, maybe. But certainly not a four-hundred page long exercise in pointlessness.
A painting has changed hands and many people are dead.
There, now you don't have to read it.
The characters are boring, and there is an incredible amount of excessive and completely gratuitous language, sexual elements, graphic violence, and gore for a book about art. Entirely unnecessary, certainly NOT appreciated. This is one of those books where the female corpses are always naked for no real reason. And described ... explicitly. NOT OKAY.
The entire reason this book exists is to scintillate, which is a terrible reason for a book to exist. Also, it fails to do even that. I could rant for a long time on this topic, but I'll spare you (for now).
I don't understand why people like to read genre thrillers about art theft and smuggling rings. As mindless television, maybe. But certainly not a four-hundred page long exercise in pointlessness.
A painting has changed hands and many people are dead.
There, now you don't have to read it.
The characters are boring, and there is an incredible amount of excessive and completely gratuitous language, sexual elements, graphic violence, and gore for a book about art. Entirely unnecessary, certainly NOT appreciated. This is one of those books where the female corpses are always naked for no real reason. And described ... explicitly. NOT OKAY.
The entire reason this book exists is to scintillate, which is a terrible reason for a book to exist. Also, it fails to do even that. I could rant for a long time on this topic, but I'll spare you (for now).
July 13, 2012
This is a very poor book based on a ridiculous premise. In 1732 the Prince of Wales fathers an illegitimate son, who is kept secret. Then the prince dies, and is succeeded by his brother. In the 21st century the secret is about to be exposed; the descendent of the illegitimate child is the rightful king and the House of Windsor will be rocked. What's wrong with this is that no illegitimate child can succeed to the throne, and such a disclosure would have no impact on the current royals at all. And it's downhill from there, with stock characters and lots of violence.
December 5, 2013
A bit of a silly book really as anyone knows that an illegitimate child would not have inherited the throne anyway. Not quite sure what story you can then construct after that realisation! However, Alex Connor has concocted this little thriller so if you like blood and guts read it. I consider that this was time wasted.
November 3, 2012
This book made me whistle in surprise at the end. LIKE WOW!!!
Twists of Life!
Probably gave it five stars out of sentiments. Was thoroughly thrilled. Exposes the cold cut-throat world of the Art community.
Twists of Life!
Probably gave it five stars out of sentiments. Was thoroughly thrilled. Exposes the cold cut-throat world of the Art community.
January 23, 2014
Yes, there are now many books being written in the same genre, but I am beginning to think that Alex Connor is one of the best. Nowhere near as complicated and repetitive as Dan Browne. Looking forward to reading the next book written
February 5, 2014
A plausible English history! Was Queen Elizabeth a man? WOW I love the detail and insights into history.
March 6, 2014
Decent story but was a little more vulgar than I was expecting so wouldn't read again.
September 4, 2021
Okay, this isn't a terrible book but it also isn't a masterpiece. Add to that the fact that an illegitimate child could never inherit the thrown in the first place, and you have no need of the conspiracy in the first place.
All the actors in this piece are fairly loathsome, and many are borderline one-dimensional. I enjoyed being pulled along for the ride, thought the protagonist was handled fairly well, and then became disappointed with the ending. It felt more energy was devoted to setting up a possible sequel than to write a worthy conclusion.
Not something to rave about - but worth a few hours of escapism.
All the actors in this piece are fairly loathsome, and many are borderline one-dimensional. I enjoyed being pulled along for the ride, thought the protagonist was handled fairly well, and then became disappointed with the ending. It felt more energy was devoted to setting up a possible sequel than to write a worthy conclusion.
Not something to rave about - but worth a few hours of escapism.
August 25, 2020
Yeah, this was interesting sometimes, annoying at other points, and unexpectedly vulgar. I'm not sure what the whole "painting-revealing-the-illegitimate-child" was about. Even if it were true, nothing would actually change.
I'm no expert on the British monarchy, but can't the Queen just bippitty-boppitty the child out of existence? Asking for a friend.
I'm no expert on the British monarchy, but can't the Queen just bippitty-boppitty the child out of existence? Asking for a friend.
March 21, 2021
When i first read the book in 2020 I really liked the plot and the secret behind it. Also, it is not that hard to read and you won't need too much time for the whole proccess of thinking, but I must say that the book has some kind of disturbing scenes, including kills, etc. There's a plot twist, too!
December 30, 2017
Full of "oh, come on!" coincidences and relationships. Improbable premise which, despite repeated explanation, did not carry any urgency or believability. There was too much restatement (in the same paragraph) - just in case we failed to grasp the point. Annoying inconsistencies throughout.
June 9, 2018
Although I’ve put I have finished this book I haven’t. I couldn’t finish it. It felt complicated and the story seemed not put together well, plus too many characters to keep track of. Oh well...
October 21, 2019
Murder mystery entwined with art history and a convoluted plot. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Would I buy it? No. Would I read it again? Probably not.
July 6, 2021
What rubbish. Characters I couldn’t connect with, an absurd timeline, and graphic violence that added nothing to the story. Last time I grab a book from the library “just because”.
October 7, 2021
Много ми хареса и не я оставих докато не я прочетох.Това ми е първа книга на автора,но бих прочела и други.
October 20, 2021
Unnecessary violence and ending very annoying
March 4, 2025
DNF. Wasn’t my type of book. Couldn’t get past the first few chapters.
February 22, 2014
I had never read anything by Alex Connor before I noticed "Legacy of Blood" on the "recommended" shelf in my local library. I have found out that she was born and educated in England and has had a variety of careers: including photographic model, personal assistant to a world famous heart surgeon, and working in a Bond Street art gallery. With such a varied back ground it should be no surprise that she creates a wide selection of interesting characters.
The author has an intense interest in the history of art. So Alex Connor is now writing conspiracy thrillers set in the art world. These books combine her passions; art history, painting and thriller writing. She creates a fascinating historical back story, combined with a hard hitting contemporary thriller: this gives an insider's glimpse into the art world. "Legacy of Blood" is one of these and is the best book I have read for a very long time.
From the first moment I opened the book, I was drawn into the mystery and history that is involved throughout the story. I have rarely encountered so much suspense reading a book.
I was not disappointed at any point in the story. The author has a great way of building the tension. She then leaves the reader floundering when all the clues she lays are proved wrong. There is never a quiet moment in this story. The main story is interwoven with the voice of long-dead Hogarth. He appears at intervals to tell us what he did and why. At least to some extent! All Alex Connor's characters stand out, each with their own stories that affect their actions when it comes to honour, greed or a sense of self.
"The Legacy of Blood" is an intricate conspiracy mystery that twists and turns at an amazing pace. The flashbacks to the 1700’s are related by William Hogarth, and the present day narrative by Sir Oliver Peters who is an art dealer and Victor Ballam: a disgraced art dealer.
I have read a lot of crime fiction and can usually see where the story will end, but this one had me totally surprised. The end is simply stunning. It is an unexpected ending that will take your breath away. It seems impossible to know who to trust and who to be wary of as Connor keeps us guessing. Her readers flick through the pages, captured like a fly to a spider’s web struggling to penetrate a world that holds many secrets, to find answers.
On she weaves, as the plot twists and turns right to the very last page. "Legacy of Blood" is a story of greed, ruthlessness, murder and deceit. In the race to own a painting that causes so much scheming and lies the reader remains keen to discover who will emerge victorious. We want to know whether good will prevail over those who intend evil. The reader is also intrigued as to whether a secret that has remained buried for centuries will emerge to befall the British Government itself.
I recommend this book for anyone to read and enjoy.
The author has an intense interest in the history of art. So Alex Connor is now writing conspiracy thrillers set in the art world. These books combine her passions; art history, painting and thriller writing. She creates a fascinating historical back story, combined with a hard hitting contemporary thriller: this gives an insider's glimpse into the art world. "Legacy of Blood" is one of these and is the best book I have read for a very long time.
From the first moment I opened the book, I was drawn into the mystery and history that is involved throughout the story. I have rarely encountered so much suspense reading a book.
I was not disappointed at any point in the story. The author has a great way of building the tension. She then leaves the reader floundering when all the clues she lays are proved wrong. There is never a quiet moment in this story. The main story is interwoven with the voice of long-dead Hogarth. He appears at intervals to tell us what he did and why. At least to some extent! All Alex Connor's characters stand out, each with their own stories that affect their actions when it comes to honour, greed or a sense of self.
"The Legacy of Blood" is an intricate conspiracy mystery that twists and turns at an amazing pace. The flashbacks to the 1700’s are related by William Hogarth, and the present day narrative by Sir Oliver Peters who is an art dealer and Victor Ballam: a disgraced art dealer.
I have read a lot of crime fiction and can usually see where the story will end, but this one had me totally surprised. The end is simply stunning. It is an unexpected ending that will take your breath away. It seems impossible to know who to trust and who to be wary of as Connor keeps us guessing. Her readers flick through the pages, captured like a fly to a spider’s web struggling to penetrate a world that holds many secrets, to find answers.
On she weaves, as the plot twists and turns right to the very last page. "Legacy of Blood" is a story of greed, ruthlessness, murder and deceit. In the race to own a painting that causes so much scheming and lies the reader remains keen to discover who will emerge victorious. We want to know whether good will prevail over those who intend evil. The reader is also intrigued as to whether a secret that has remained buried for centuries will emerge to befall the British Government itself.
I recommend this book for anyone to read and enjoy.
June 10, 2013
I stuck with it because I wanted to see how it ended, but Connor seemed to introduce so many characters that, in the end, she just didn't seem to know what to do with them other than killing them off. The whole premise is rather silly. The Hannovarians had so many mistresses and illegitimate children that no one even really cared that much at the time, let alone 250+ years later. It is especially silly because an illegitimate child can not inherit a title, even today.
Connor didn't seem to know exactly what to do with some of the characters. The introduction of Ingola the ex-love of the hero of the piece (and now married to his brother) turned out to be rather weak and dull, and on the whole it just felt rather contrived.
I also have to comment that I disliked the bad language which seemed to be used to make the book seem contemporary and relevant; and the constant use of the term whore - we got it already after about the first chapter. Stop going on and on. This writer needs a good dictionary to expand her vocabulary. If I hadn't been away from home and without anything else to read I would probably have given it up long before the end.
Connor didn't seem to know exactly what to do with some of the characters. The introduction of Ingola the ex-love of the hero of the piece (and now married to his brother) turned out to be rather weak and dull, and on the whole it just felt rather contrived.
I also have to comment that I disliked the bad language which seemed to be used to make the book seem contemporary and relevant; and the constant use of the term whore - we got it already after about the first chapter. Stop going on and on. This writer needs a good dictionary to expand her vocabulary. If I hadn't been away from home and without anything else to read I would probably have given it up long before the end.
June 29, 2014
In the 18th century the painter Hogarth is called to the murder scene of one of his famous 'portraits'. At the place where he find his muse killed, he finds something that will change the future forever and of which nobody is aware of, besides himself. A secret will be created for which people will be killed later.
A long time later, in the present day, several people linked to the art world are stuck after an art auction and accept the offer of one of their colleagues to go with him on his private plane to London.
A journey that seems to be boring and strange for many of the passengers, suddenly changes when a secret is revealed by the owner of the plane when he sudenly thinks he will die. He shares the secret with the colleague he trusts most of all, but more people could have heard.
From the moment the plane lands and all passengers go their own way, several of them are being rapidly killed. Many things are unclear, nobody knows who can be trusted or who will be next but everyone understands it is happening because of what was said during that life changing journey on the plane.
A long time later, in the present day, several people linked to the art world are stuck after an art auction and accept the offer of one of their colleagues to go with him on his private plane to London.
A journey that seems to be boring and strange for many of the passengers, suddenly changes when a secret is revealed by the owner of the plane when he sudenly thinks he will die. He shares the secret with the colleague he trusts most of all, but more people could have heard.
From the moment the plane lands and all passengers go their own way, several of them are being rapidly killed. Many things are unclear, nobody knows who can be trusted or who will be next but everyone understands it is happening because of what was said during that life changing journey on the plane.
September 6, 2014
A painting by Hogarth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_... famous for his morality art is the source of much mystery and violence. The painting is supposed to be of a pregnant prostitute and the Prince of Wales. The painting was supposedly destroyed in a fire but come to find out it has been hidden away by the royals for many years. Well the painting has surfaced again in the possession of a loud and obnoxious art dealer. The effort to put it back into hiding leads to murder and mayhem. The story gets a little meandering but in the end it was pretty good.
February 16, 2015
Yet another thriller which you pick up on the go. Nothing outstanding about the book. There are some elements in the book which are sometimes does not add up to the theme of the book. It has a solid theme, but when it comes to mystery the author messes it up with lot of juggled characters.
I would go for a 3 for the book, just because despite many flows it kept me hooked for a while. Engaging...
I would go for a 3 for the book, just because despite many flows it kept me hooked for a while. Engaging...
January 24, 2017
I have been addicted to all of Alex Connor's novels since I stumbled upon the first one I read. I love her knack for keeping me on the edge of my seat throughout each story; they are real page-turners.
That being said, I was disappointed with this novel. I felt it lacked the energy and forward momentum of her other books. To me the plot was not as engaging. Regardless, I will continue to be a devout reader of this author's works.
That being said, I was disappointed with this novel. I felt it lacked the energy and forward momentum of her other books. To me the plot was not as engaging. Regardless, I will continue to be a devout reader of this author's works.
April 7, 2013
I didn't know what to expect with this one. I only decided to read it because my last name is Hogarth. However, it was extremely well written and entertaining. The subject matter was a bit graphic, but that only added to the suspense of the story line. It was an elegant and intelligent story with multiple key players. I would read something from this author again.
July 17, 2016
This wasn't a riveting read at all; it was decent but nothing memorable. Having read several Alex Connor books now, I find them a bit 'hit or miss' and the quality of the plots/characters is really variable. But I've read enough good ones that I would still pick up another and try it.
July 6, 2015
Should anyone be down Chiswick way - strain your ears, filter out the traffic from that awful flyover/roundabout monstrosity. Hear that? Yes, the noise coming from St Nicholas's churchyard. It is the sound of a long dead artist spinning in his grave.
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