Book Review: False Images

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

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Catherine Dunbar
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Classic   Art
Poisoned Pen, Jul 2000, $14.95, 282 pp.

High Court Judge Sir Richard Fleming is probably going to be appointed to the Appeals Court because of his outstanding career, his excellent public profile, and his overall stand on judicial issues. During his life, Richard has made many enemies and several horrific errors. His daughter Leonie remains the light of his existence especially after her mother died when she was a little lass. The father daughter duo are so close, her fiancé Jack left her because she refused to choose him over her dad.

Leonie owns a shop which she shares with her female friend Phil, who runs an art gallery in the building. Someone is out to get Leonie, making threatening calls, breaking into the store, and attacking an employee. Many people may see Leonie as a target to even up the score with Richard, whose only weakness is his love for his daughter. As she travels the gauntlet laid down by her stalker, Leonie is forced to deal with repressed events from her past that will shape her future if she lives long enough to do so.

Catherine Dunbar gives readers an inside look at the British art scene that shows the perspectives of the artists, forgers, gallery owners, and patrons. The audience learns how an artist gets their works exhibited or rejected. The story line is exciting and entertaining because of the likable characters who strike a chord with the reader.

Harriet Klausner

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