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    The Lost Artist
    The Lost Artist
    The Lost Artist
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Lost Artist

    Written by Gail Lukasik

    Narrated by Rebecca Cook

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Chicago performance artist Rose Caffrey is desperate to sell her sister's nineteenth-century farmhouse in southern Illinois. She's haunted by her sister's death from a fall inside the house. But when Rose discovers three murals in an upstairs bedroom depicting strange images of Native Americans and bizarre nineteenth-century landscapes, she becomes obsessed with knowing the artist's identity and the meaning of the murals. Buried for over one hundred and seventy-five years under wallpaper and paint, the murals hint at secrets tied to the old house, the artist, and the nearby 1836 Trail of Tears Camp Ground Cemetery. Only one mural remains to be uncovered. And Rose is convinced the hidden mural holds the key to deciphering the other three. As art restorer Alex Hague peels away the layers of wallpaper from the last mural, Rose searches for the artist's identity. But all her discoveries only add to the murals' mysteries. What the last mural reveals launches Rose and Alex on a quest for one of the greatest lost art treasures of sixteenth century America. Pursued by an unknown adversary who seems to know their every move, they race across the country hunting for the treasure. What Rose never expects to find are crimes going back over four hundred years with the potential to transform American history--if she can escape the fate of the other lost artists before her. The Lost Artist is a fast-paced mystery thriller that shatters the very foundation of American history. Beneath the layers of time lurks a truth worth killing for.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks in Motion
    Release dateApr 30, 2015
    ISBN9781614537137
    The Lost Artist

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    • 3/5
      This turned out to be a nice little mystery with some very interesting plot developments. Love the history, the murals uncovered in an old farmhouse in Southern, Illinois, an old cemetery and a mystery stemming from a missing grave and the Trail of Tears.
    • 3/5
      3.5
      A nice, light mystery. Solidly ok. The writing was alright, the characters were basic but not bad, and the plot had interesting aspects (I appreciated learning a little about the Trail of Tears, for instance). It got wacky as heck in the last chapter, though, with a tacked on twist that came out of nowhere. I did enjoy the dual time periods, a style decision which suited the plot.
      It wasn't fantastic, but it was a pleasant way to pass the time.