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Dead Drop
A tense thriller from the People's Prize winner F C Malby, author of Take Me To the Castle and My Brother Was a Kangaroo.
Liesl is an art thief and an exceptionally good one. She steals priceless paintings from Vienna's art galleries and delivers them to wealthy private collectors. This life of anonymous notes and meticulous planning, of adrenaline-fuelled dead drops and dramatic escapes, suits her restless spirit and desire for solitude and anonymity. But when Leisl finds a body on Stephansplatz underground steps instead of the expected note, she understands that she's involved in a deadly game and that her own life is in danger. This fast-paced, intelligent thriller exposes the undercover world of art heists and takes us on a journey through Vienna's galleries and museums
Liesl is an art thief and an exceptionally good one. She steals priceless paintings from Vienna's art galleries and delivers them to wealthy private collectors. This life of anonymous notes and meticulous planning, of adrenaline-fuelled dead drops and dramatic escapes, suits her restless spirit and desire for solitude and anonymity. But when Leisl finds a body on Stephansplatz underground steps instead of the expected note, she understands that she's involved in a deadly game and that her own life is in danger. This fast-paced, intelligent thriller exposes the undercover world of art heists and takes us on a journey through Vienna's galleries and museums
189 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2022
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About the author
F.C. Malby
12 books18 followersF.C. Malby writes novels, short stories, and poetry. Her debut novel, Take Me to the Castle, is set in the Czech Republic and won The People’s Book Awards. Her second novel, Dead Drop, set in Vienna, is a lyrical, daring thriller about the undercover world of art crime. Her debut short story collection, My Brother Was a Kangaroo, includes award-winning stories published in literary magazines and journals worldwide.
F. C. Malby's second collection of short stories, A Place of Unfinished Sentences, is intense, beautifully realised, and ice-sharp, and is forthcoming in 2024. She is a contributor to four print anthologies. The forth is forthcoming with Pens of the Earth in Oct 2024. Her poetry has appeared in various journals, magazines and podcasts, and she is a reader for writing competitions in various literary journals.
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F. C. Malby's second collection of short stories, A Place of Unfinished Sentences, is intense, beautifully realised, and ice-sharp, and is forthcoming in 2024. She is a contributor to four print anthologies. The forth is forthcoming with Pens of the Earth in Oct 2024. Her poetry has appeared in various journals, magazines and podcasts, and she is a reader for writing competitions in various literary journals.
Sign up to the mailing list at fcmalby.com for pre-publication news and exclusive stories. Twitter/Instagram: @fcmalby | Facebook: fcmalbyauthor
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June 19, 2023
Dead Drop, by F.C. Malby, is a nail-biting thriller that makes you think. Liesl loves her solitary life as an art thief in Vienna, thriving on bursts of adrenaline from rehoming valuable artwork based on clandestine instructions from her illusive employer. But when one of her contacts ends up dead, she realises that she, too, may be in danger.
Dead Drop demonstrates that even art thieves have morals, and I found myself questioning the ethics of art ownership.
Dead Drop demonstrates that even art thieves have morals, and I found myself questioning the ethics of art ownership.
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