The room smelled of turpentine and rabbit-skin glue.
op layer of the Dutch landscape. Beneath the dull greens and br
She scraped away anot
ir and sorrowful eyes. The brushwork was unmistak
. An early, undocu
g slightly. This painting was wor
file to a secure server, then sent a message to her contact, Mr. Collier, with a single line of code-a specific reference to a lost 19th-century pigm
dio, her muscles stiff, paint smud
sofa, a glass of whiskey in his hand. He looked up, his e
ounts," he said flatly
," Iona
credit card. He placed it on the coffee table. "No limit. I
represented total dependence
is eyes. "No, thank you.
shocked for the first time since she had met him. A woman wi
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