The name Ken Follett became world-famous upon the publication of Eye of the Needle, which was followed by a series of best-selling suspense novels and the author's extraordinary nonfiction thriller On Wings of Eagles. Now, in its first American edition, here is The Modigliani Scandal, a little-known early Follett published pseudonymously in England before its author gained his international fame.
It has been rumored that Modigliani, whose elongated, haunting women are as eternally provocative as the Mona Lisa, created artworks that were lost to the world. In the Modigliani scandal, Follett enters the salons of international art and unfolds a story of intrigue and treachery involving the existence of an
unknown masterpiece. One can see in this early work the swift character portraits and taut, layered plot that have become Follett's trademarks. The remarkable cast of players is a roster of art-world and netherworld inhabitants, including a young painter whose genius is about to explode upon the scene in unexpected ways. Here is a chilling tale where fortunes are at the mercy of a brushstroke and peril hovers at the side of long-dead masters.
With an introduction by the author written especially for the American edition. Follett's enthusiastic fans will find The Modigliani Scandal an exciting discovery.