CHRIS PALING is the author of eight previous novels including Deserters, The Silent Sentry and The Repentant Morning (all published by Cape/Vintage) and most recently Minding (Portobello 2007). He lives in Brighton and is the producer for Radio 4's Midweek.

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A compelling, nimbly plotted historical tale from one of Britain's most versatile novelists, featuring a murdered art critic, an imprisoned painter and a trail of clues that is picked up by accident nearly a century later ...

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Chris Paling is the author of eight previous novels including Deserters, The Silent Sentry and The Repentant Morning and most recently Minding. He lives in Brighton and is the producer for Radio 4's Midweek.