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Painted

Wingspan Pocket Edition

Kirsten McKenzie

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English
Squabbling Sparrows Press
31 August 2020
The art was meant to stay on the walls. But no one told them...

When art appraiser Anita Cassatt is sent to catalogue the extensive collection of reclusive artist Leo Kubin, it isn't the chill of the secluded house making her shiver, it's the silent audience of portraits clustered on every wall, watching her.

The lawyer didn't share the dead artist's instructions for handling his art, and Anita and her team start work ignorant of the instructions designed to keep them safe. Safe from the art.

There are secrets hiding in Kubin's house. But as Anita and her team discover, some secrets don't want to stay hidden.

Described as Caravaggio meets Poltergeist - Painted is a gothic ghost novel with a decent serving of psychological unease and a healthy fear of the dark. Perfect for lovers of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House.

Just imagine the Antiques Roadshow, if Stephen King was the host...
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Imprint:   Squabbling Sparrows Press
Country of Publication:   New Zealand
Dimensions:   Height: 178mm,  Width: 111mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   213g
ISBN:   9780995136984
ISBN 10:   099513698X
Pages:   278
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print

Kirsten McKenzie fought international crime for fourteen years as a Customs Officer in both England and New Zealand, before leaving to work in the family antique store. Now a full time author, she lives in New Zealand with her family and alternates between writing time travel trilogies and polishing her next thriller. Her spare time is spent organising author events and appearing on literary panels at various festivals around the world.

Reviews for Painted: Wingspan Pocket Edition

"""Painted is an effective haunted house book, favoring tension and subtlety over outright violence and kills. As such, this may appeal to a broader audience, both in terms of age and those who are not fans of overt gore. The truth behind the haunting is slowly revealed, along with how it ties into the many paintings in the house. In Painted, we see that the eyes are the windows to the soul, and in this case the eyes are on canvas."" -The Books of Blood ""This novel literally took my breath away in places. Some of the prose took on dual meanings when faced with an unknown threat. Even the secrets that were revealed remained cloaked in a thin layer of mystery that we, perhaps, weren't meant to ever unravel."" - Amazon Reviewer"


  • Commended for Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Novel 2018

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