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DEREK WILSON - Novelist THE TIM LACY ARTWORLD MYSTERIES
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| 'An enthralling and well-written mystery series' |
- Dorset Evening Echo |
| 'Art-history and expertise and lots of skullduggery, ancient and modern' |
- Birmingham Post |
| 'Should be read by all who like to take their art with some action' |
- Books |
These are the adventures of Tim Lacy, security expert and denizen of the art world which teems with dubious dealers, unscrupulous collectors, fraudsters, crime bosses and bona fide connoisseurs, all in pursuit of the rare, the beautiful and the valuable. In order of publication:
| The Triarchs | Unscrupulous, international pursuit of a long lost Raphael |
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| The Dresden Text | The world of Teutonic knights strikes sinister resonances in re-unified Germany. | |
| The Hellfire Papers |
Exposure of child pornographers taking their inspiration from 18th century rakes. |
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| The Camargue Brotherhood | Tim tracks a hoard of Post-Impressionist paintings to the bleak Rhone delta, with near fatal results. | |
| The Borgia Chalice | Poisonings and character assassinations in a London auction house test Tim's investigative powers. | |
| Cumberland's Cradle | A black tale which links a gruesome collection in a Scottish castle to international gun-running. |
Click on here for a full list of Derek Wilson's Books