B. A. Shapiro is the author of six novels (The Art Forger, The Safe Room, Blind Spot, See No Evil, Blameless and Shattered Echoes), four screenplays (Blind Spot, The Lost Coven, Borderline and Shattered Echoes) and the non-fiction book, The Big Squeeze. In her previous career incarnations, she has directed research projects for a residential substance abuse facility, worked as a systems analyst/statistician, headed the Boston office of a software development firm, and served as an adjunct professor teaching sociology at Tufts University and creative writing at Northeastern University. She likes being a novelist the best. Shapiro lives in Boston and teaches fiction writing at Northeastern University. Author website: www.BAShapiroBooks.com.
Boston Globe's Best Crime Books of 2012
“The Art Forger is the real thing.” —USAToday.com
“[A] nimble mystery.”—The New York Times Book Review
"Gripping." —O, The Oprah Magazine
“[A] highly entertaining literary thriller about fine art and
foolish choices.” —Parade
"Precise and exciting . . . Readers seeking an engaging novel about
artists and art scandals will find "The Art Forger" rewarding for
its skillful balance of brisk plotting, significant emotional depth
and a multi-layered narration rich with a sense of moral
consequence." —The Washington Post
"If Bridget Jones's Diary and The Da Vinci Code had a love child,
this would be it." —Elle (Reader's Panel Reviewer)
“[Shapiro] has such interesting things to say about authenticity—in
both art and love—that her novel becomes not just emotionally
involving but addictive.” —Entertainment Weekly
"Ingeniously and skillfully plotted." —The Huffington Post
“Warning: Don’t dig into this book if you have something to do . .
. An addictive thriller.” —Redbook
“An engaging tale about art, cupidity, and a Faustian bargain . . .
Shapiro convincingly depicts the rarefied art world that lionizes a
chosen few and ignores the talented, scrabbling outsiders on the
fringe. Shapiro is adept, too, at showing the white-hot heat of an
artist engaged in creating a painting. She knows art history,
painting techniques, and how forgers have managed through the
centuries to dupe buyers into paying for fakes . . . Inventive and
entertaining.” —The Boston Globe
“Smart, sexy . . . spellbinding.” —Redbookmag.com
“An intelligent, cleverly plotted page-turner.” —Minneapolis
Star Tribune
“Engaging storytelling. Intelligent entertainment.” —Kirkus
Reviews
Boston Globe's Best Crime Books of 2012
“The Art Forger is the real thing.” —USAToday.com
“[A] nimble mystery.”—The New York Times Book Review
"Gripping." —O, The Oprah Magazine
“[A] highly entertaining literary thriller about fine art and
foolish choices.” —Parade
"Precise and exciting . . . Readers seeking an engaging novel about
artists and art scandals will find "The Art Forger" rewarding for
its skillful balance of brisk plotting, significant emotional depth
and a multi-layered narration rich with a sense of moral
consequence." —The Washington Post
"If Bridget Jones's Diary and The Da Vinci Code had a love child,
this would be it." —Elle (Reader's Panel Reviewer)
“[Shapiro] has such interesting things to say about authenticity—in
both art and love—that her novel becomes not just emotionally
involving but addictive.” —Entertainment Weekly
"Ingeniously and skillfully plotted." —The Huffington Post
“Warning: Don’t dig into this book if you have something to do . .
. An addictive thriller.” —Redbook
“An engaging tale about art, cupidity, and a Faustian bargain . . .
Shapiro convincingly depicts the rarefied art world that lionizes a
chosen few and ignores the talented, scrabbling outsiders on the
fringe. Shapiro is adept, too, at showing the white-hot heat of an
artist engaged in creating a painting. She knows art history,
painting techniques, and how forgers have managed through the
centuries to dupe buyers into paying for fakes . . . Inventive and
entertaining.” —The Boston Globe
“Smart, sexy . . . spellbinding.” —Redbookmag.com
“An intelligent, cleverly plotted page-turner.” —Minneapolis
Star Tribune
“Engaging storytelling. Intelligent entertainment.” —Kirkus
Reviews
Boston Globe's Best Crime Books of 2012
2012 NetGalley Pick
Kobo's Best Fiction Ebooks of 2012
“The Art Forger is the real
thing.” —USAToday.com “[A] nimble mystery.”—The New York
Times Book Review "Gripping." —O, The Oprah Magazine
“[A] highly entertaining literary thriller about fine art and
foolish choices.” —Parade
"Precise and exciting . . . Readers seeking an engaging novel about
artists and art scandals will find "The Art Forger" rewarding for
its skillful balance of brisk plotting, significant emotional depth
and a multi-layered narration rich with a sense of moral
consequence." —The Washington Post
"If Bridget Jones's Diary and The Da Vinci Code had a love child,
this would be it." —Elle (Reader's Panel Reviewer)
“[Shapiro] has such interesting things to say about authenticity—in
both art and love—that her novel becomes not just emotionally
involving but addictive.” —Entertainment Weekly
"Ingeniously and skillfully plotted." —The Huffington Post
“Warning: Don’t dig into this book if you have something to do . .
. An addictive thriller.” —Redbook
“An engaging tale about art, cupidity, and a Faustian bargain . . .
Shapiro convincingly depicts the rarefied art world that lionizes a
chosen few and ignores the talented, scrabbling outsiders on the
fringe. Shapiro is adept, too, at showing the white-hot heat of an
artist engaged in creating a painting. She knows art history,
painting techniques, and how forgers have managed through the
centuries to dupe buyers into paying for fakes . . . Inventive and
entertaining.” —The Boston Globe “Smart, sexy . . .
spellbinding.” —Redbookmag.com “An intelligent, cleverly
plotted page-turner.” —Minneapolis Star
Tribune “Engaging storytelling. Intelligent
entertainment.” —Kirkus Reviews
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