A sequel to The History Teacher—and another plot-twister.

“The Art Collector is not only an intriguing mystery story that draws you in and keeps you guessing, but also a vibrant portrayal of the downtown art scene in Manhattan in the ‘70s and ‘80s and the Deep South back in the ‘60s.”

— EBET ROBERTS, Legendary photographer of Manhattan’s music scene

A Warhol protégé, a Manhattan murder and a long-hidden truth

It is February 1987. Seal Larsen is a photographer, denizen of New York’s downtown scene and the subject of one of Andy Warhol’s short films. When she dies in a suspicious fall from the 15th floor of her Manhattan apartment building, her friend and neighbor, Emma Quinn, is determined to find out what happened. A history professor at Columbia University with connections to the intelligence community, Emma soon realizes how little she really knows about her friend. Exploring Seal’s life, her work, her past, Emma makes her way down to rural Tennessee, putting herself at risk. It’s there, on an isolated 2,000-acre farm, that she begins to grasp the tragedy that defined Seal’s life and the truth about her death.

A compelling political mystery and 2020 IPPY Award Winner

“ . . . RIVETING . . .” — Midwest Book Review

“ . . .fresh and eye-opening. . .” — Author Emily Yellin

“ . . . a satisfying page-turner . . .” — Jesse Davis, Memphis Flyer

During the blizzard of 1978, a woman is discovered face down at the edge of her Delaware estate, a dog half-dead by her side. Nearby, a CIA officer lies buried under two feet of snow. Their secret meeting—sabotaged. When Emma Quinn gets a call in her Manhattan apartment—your grandmother, found dead—she has no reason to suspect foul play. But she is drawn into an intrigue that harks back to the beginnings of the Cold War—and forced to confront the truth about her family and history as we know it.