A WREATH of SERPENTS (synopsis)
What happens when a kidnapper picks the wrong victim?
Already a killer, Sam Purchass snatches a random woman at Heathrow Airport, taking her back to a dilapidated farmhouse, the scene of other murders. But the following morning he discovers how badly he has miscalculated. His victim, Kara Famosa, is not some unknown girl, but the daughter of Luis Famosa, a wealthy and powerful Cuban art dealer.
Panicked, the kidnapper decides to murder his victim and destroy the evidence; but Kara convinces him to ask for a ransom. Her father will pay, she assures him. If not for her, certainly for the Gustav Klimt painting she stole. And the damaging expose she wrote about her family.
At the same time in London, Kara's ex lover offers his help and is soon embroiled as the kidnapping becomes big news on both sides of the Atlantic. As various characters emerge, all desperate to hide past events, the Klimt painting becomes a ploy. A ransom to buy freedom. But as time passes Thomas realises he is playing cat and mouse with the family's past as he tries to uncover whether the kidnapping was random, or planned.
How much would a parent pay to see their daughter's safe return?
How much would they pay to regain the Gustav Klimt portrait?
And how much would they pay to bury a book that could ruin them all?
Praise for Alex Connor
'A barnstormer of a book from page one. An intriguing crime thriller to satisfy any fan of this genre. ' Crime Squad
'Everybody should be forced to take a spoonful of Alex Connor every day.' Daily Telegraph
'Really, really good entertainment from Alex Connor' Books Monthly, Crime and Thriller
'Convincing characters and a fast moving plot.' Publishers Weekly USA
"A painter and storyteller, she summons the giants of art in engaging thrillers based on a solid culture." Reading
'Alex Connor looks set to do for art what David Attenborough has done for animals.' Press Association
"Formidable. It conquers and seduces the reader. Spectacular." Matteo Strukul
'So well-written...There are twists and turns along the way and it keeps you guessing right until the end! Superb!' Eurocrime
'Alex Connor achieves a narrative balance between history, fiction in novels dedicated to artists and the interpretation of their spirit.' Marcello Simoni
'Full of duplicity, skulduggery... great fun.' Love Reading
'Finding a good thriller writer is hard, finding a great one is nigh on impossible. I will, without doubt, be reading other books by this author.' Parmenian Books
Genre: Mystery
What happens when a kidnapper picks the wrong victim?
Already a killer, Sam Purchass snatches a random woman at Heathrow Airport, taking her back to a dilapidated farmhouse, the scene of other murders. But the following morning he discovers how badly he has miscalculated. His victim, Kara Famosa, is not some unknown girl, but the daughter of Luis Famosa, a wealthy and powerful Cuban art dealer.
Panicked, the kidnapper decides to murder his victim and destroy the evidence; but Kara convinces him to ask for a ransom. Her father will pay, she assures him. If not for her, certainly for the Gustav Klimt painting she stole. And the damaging expose she wrote about her family.
At the same time in London, Kara's ex lover offers his help and is soon embroiled as the kidnapping becomes big news on both sides of the Atlantic. As various characters emerge, all desperate to hide past events, the Klimt painting becomes a ploy. A ransom to buy freedom. But as time passes Thomas realises he is playing cat and mouse with the family's past as he tries to uncover whether the kidnapping was random, or planned.
How much would a parent pay to see their daughter's safe return?
How much would they pay to regain the Gustav Klimt portrait?
And how much would they pay to bury a book that could ruin them all?
Praise for Alex Connor
'A barnstormer of a book from page one. An intriguing crime thriller to satisfy any fan of this genre. ' Crime Squad
'Everybody should be forced to take a spoonful of Alex Connor every day.' Daily Telegraph
'Really, really good entertainment from Alex Connor' Books Monthly, Crime and Thriller
'Convincing characters and a fast moving plot.' Publishers Weekly USA
"A painter and storyteller, she summons the giants of art in engaging thrillers based on a solid culture." Reading
'Alex Connor looks set to do for art what David Attenborough has done for animals.' Press Association
"Formidable. It conquers and seduces the reader. Spectacular." Matteo Strukul
'So well-written...There are twists and turns along the way and it keeps you guessing right until the end! Superb!' Eurocrime
'Alex Connor achieves a narrative balance between history, fiction in novels dedicated to artists and the interpretation of their spirit.' Marcello Simoni
'Full of duplicity, skulduggery... great fun.' Love Reading
'Finding a good thriller writer is hard, finding a great one is nigh on impossible. I will, without doubt, be reading other books by this author.' Parmenian Books
Genre: Mystery
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