The Death Artist
By Jonathan Santlofer
(HarperTorch, Mass Market Paperback, 9780060004422, 448pp.)
Publication Date: September 2003
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook
Categories: Psychological, Suspense, Thrillers
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Murder is a fine art…
A killer is preying on New York's art community, creating gruesome depictions of famous paintings, using human flesh and blood as his media. Terror stalks this world of genius, greed, inspiration, and jealousy -- a world Kate McKinnon knows all too well. A former NYPD cop who traded in her badge for a Ph.D in art history, Kate can see the method behind the psychopath's madness -- for the grisly slaughter of a former protégé is drawing her into the predator's path. And as each new murder exceeds the last in savagery, Kate is trapped in the twisted obsessions of the death artist, who plans to use her body, her blood, and her fear to create the ultimate masterpiece.
Jonathan Santlofer is the author of five novels and a highly respected artist whose work has been written about and reviewed in the New York Times, Art in America, Artforum, and Arts, and which appears in many public, private, and corporate collections. He lives and works in New York City.
“An intellectual conundrum posed with visceral immediacy.”
-Slate
“Fine portrait...evocative thriller.”
-People
“Intriguing.”
-St. Petersburg Times
“THE DEATH ARTIST is a fast, fun read.”
-Phillip M. Margolin
“An art history lesson from the dark side.”
-Marcia Tucker, Founding Director Emerita New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY
“THE DEATH ARTIST is stylish, scary and very, very smart. Jonathan Santlofer’s thriller really thrills.”
-Susan Isaacs
“Brisk....suspenseful....clever.”
-Washington Post Book World
“A rollercoaster. . .shows a sure sense of pace and an engaging literary style.”
-Cleveland Plain Dealer
“A very original look at murder...a smart and sophisticated thriller.”
-Nelson DeMille
“A juicy ride.”
-Book Street
“A keen eye for unsettling detail...Santlofer, himself an artist, has conjured up a vivid twist...”
-Kirkus Reviews
“A crime novel that is savage and erudite, layered in wit, satire and psychosis--in short, a chilling read.”
-USA Today
“Keep[s] readers guessing all the way up to the conclusion.”
-San Francisco Chronicle
“Spellbinding, sexy and savage.”
-Judd Tully, editor-at-large, Art and Auction Magazine
“A high-class art opening...alternately brutal and dishy.”
-Publishers Weekly
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