A companion to Still Lives--a Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine
selection--this savvy thriller exposes dark questions about power and
the art world and reveals the fatal mistakes that can befall those who
threaten its status quo.
Brenae Brasil is a rising star at Los Angeles Art College, the most
prestigious art school in the country, and her path to art world
celebrity is all but assured. Until she is found dead on campus, just
after completing a provocative documentary about female bodies,
coercion, and self-defense.
Maggie Richter's return to L.A. and her job at the Rocque Museum was
supposed to be about restarting her career and reconnecting with old
friends. With mounting pressure to keep the museum open, the last thing
she needs is to find herself at the center of another art world mystery.
But when she uncovers a number of cryptic clues in Brasil's video art,
Maggie is suddenly caught up in the shadowy art world of Los Angeles,
playing a very dangerous game with some very influential people. And the
closer she gets to the truth, the more lies she threatens to expose.
Maria Hummel, praised for her genius for layering levels of meaning
(BBC), has brought us back to her provocative noir Los Angeles with this
haunting investigation into power and the art world.
