Trick of the Eye - by Jane Stanton Hitchcock (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Faith Crowell, an artist specializing in trompe l'oeil, the art of illusion, discovers that her wealthy patron, Frances Griffin, has secret motives for commissioning her work.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Another high-society thriller from <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author Jane Stanton Hitchcock, <em>Trick of the Eye</em> is a tale of art, intrigue, and murder in a world where evil tarnishes privilege and nothing is what it appears to be.</strong><br/> <br/>Trompe l'oeil artist Faith Cromwell is hired to paint the famed ballroom of an opulent Long Island estate, but her patron is obsessed with the long-unsolved murder of a daughter, and soon Faith begins to piece together the details of the grisly, shocking crime.<br/> <br/>The deeper Faith delves into the house's mystery, the more she realizes that she has inadvertently stepped into the starring role of a bizarre, and quite possibly fatal, charade.<br/></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>For artist Faith Cromwell, it is the commission of a lifetime: painting the famed ballroom of an opulent Long Island estate. But her new patron has a macabre fixation on the daughter who was brutally murdered in the house a decade earlier--one so intense that it jeopardizes Faith's own sense of mind. And as she pieces together the details of the grisly crime scene that shadows the house, Faith slowly discovers that she herself plays the starring role in a bizarre and dangerous charade.</p><p>Sophisticated and chilling, <em>Trick of the Eye</em> explores a world where evil tarnishes privilege, and nothing is what it appears to be.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A tautly controlled narrative voice and a prose style that transcends genre key the action in this gothic thriller about a successful trompe l'oeil artist commissioned to work at a grand old estate on the North Shore of Long Island."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br>"Simultaneously luscious and ladylike. Pure pleasure for psychological-suspense fans."--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><br>"A sleek and villainous tale."--Dominick Dunne<br><br>"Hitchock's mysteries are savvy social satires and well-constructed clocks, ticking down to nail-biting climaxes."--New York Post<br>
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