Picture This

Paul Stone is an artist. One day, a beautiful woman named Zena walks into his studio. For Paul, it is love at first sight. Zena offers Paul a simple, but strange, job. When Paul takes the job, he steps into a world of trouble.

Zena is mixed up with a crook. They are planning to steal three paintings. Paul finds himself dragged into an art theft worth $3 million. As time goes on, Paul learns he is being lied to, even by Zena. Will Paul stick to the plan? Who will end up with the money? And who will go to jail?

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Anthony Hyde is best known for The Red Fox, the first of his spy novels. His father, Laurence Hyde, was an important artist. So, writing a story like Picture This came naturally to Anthony. Anthony was born in Ottawa, where he still lives.

2 comments

Guest wrote 9 weeks 3 days ago

I really liked readng this....

I really liked readng this. It made me think about paintings a lot differently. I also liked the romance.

Guest wrote 23 weeks 5 days ago

I don't understand art but...

I don't understand art but this book made me think it was kinda cool. A fast-paced mystery that kept me guessing. Maybe I'll visit an art gallery now...see if I can spot the fakes.