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A Paradise for Fools

Nicholas Kilmer

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English
Poisoned Pen Press
29 July 2011
The young woman in the hair salon raises her shirt in a brief gesture to show a friend a work in progress-a riot of stunning tattoos. From his accidental vantage point in the barber's chair, Fred Taylor knows that those images-weird insects, beasts, and naked human figures-could only come from something amazing- a hitherto unknown painting of rare and significant value. And the girls don't have a clue.

Fred knows such a painting needs to be found. His inquiries lead him from the salon to the illegal tattoo parlor of an unlicensed genius. Fred is met everywhere by ignorance and denial. Anyone who must have seen the painting denies that it exists, despite the vivid proof increasingly laid bare on the canvas of the hairdresser's skin.

Fred's employer, the collector Clayton Reed, is out of the country. So Fred, left to his own devices, is free to follow the trail, despite the distractions presented by the intriguing librarian Molly Riley. Not wanting to spook his unwilling witnesses, Fred must proceed with caution. Then he encounters the first serious bump in the road- a suspiciously convenient hit-and-run that brings one potential informant into an abrupt dead end....
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Imprint:   Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   340g
ISBN:   9781590589366
ISBN 10:   159058936X
Series:   Fred Taylor Art Series
Pages:   304
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Nicholas Kilmer, born in Virginia, lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Normandy, France. A teacher for many years, and finally Dean of the Swain School of Design in New Bedford, Massachusetts, he now makes his living as a painter and art dealer. In 1964 he married Julia Norris, and with her has four children.

Reviews for A Paradise for Fools

""Deft and compelling...[in] the league of Iain Pears's art-history whodunits."" * <B><I>Kirkus Reviews</I> of <I>Dirty Linen</I></B> * ""[A] well-crafted whodunit..."" * <B><I>Publishers Weekly</I> of <I>A Butterfly in Flame</I></B> *


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