{"product_id":"painted-9780473398439","title":"Painted","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf art can capture a soul, what happens when one of those souls escapes?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen art appraiser Anita Cassatt is sent to catalog the extensive collection of reclusive artist Leo Kubin, it isn't only the chilly atmosphere of the secluded house making her shiver, it's the silent audience of portraits clustered on every wall watching her, including those of the unfinished portrait on the artist's easel. A portrait with an eerie familiarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKubin's lawyer didn't share the detailed instructions regarding the handling of the art and Anita and her team started work in ignorance of the very instructions designed to keep them safe. Safe from the art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne by one, the people in the portraits climb out of their frames, free at last from the confines of their canvas. And they have no intention of ever returning...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for lovers of Rachel Caine and Willow Rose.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat readers are saying about PAINTED: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Caravaggio meets Poltergeist.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The chapters where she is alone in the house are so unbelievably spooky.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is no ordinary house and these are no ordinary portraits. \u003cstrong\u003eThe plot is sensationally addictive and the creepy factor kept me alert page after page. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe author teases you with a story that reveals its secrets slowly, bit by bit - mesmerizing.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirsten McKenzie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Squabbling Sparrows Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780473398439\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcKenzie, Kirsten:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"For years Kirsten McKenzie worked in her family's antique store, where she went from selling postcards in the corner to selling Royal Worcester vases and seventeenth-century silverware. She also worked for fourteen years as a Customs Officer in both New Zealand and England, fighting international crime. Kirsten's time slip series - The Old Curiosity Shop series, has been described as The Time Traveller Wife meets The Far Pavilions. Her bestselling gothic thriller Painted was released in 2017. Followed by her medical thriller Doctor Perry in 2018. Now a full-time author, she lives in New Zealand with her husband, her daughters, and two rescue cats. Kirsten can usually be found procrastinating on Twitter under the handle @kiwimrsmac.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Squabbling Sparrows Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40011881185395,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":25.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d69e6503-9a9a-424f-8892-44fbfd4de67c.jpg?v=1650491089","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/painted-9780473398439","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}