Best Selling Books by Jonathan Santlofer

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER! "Ingeniously plotted, irresistibly readable, brimming with inside information about the high-stakes art world of theft, forgery, and murder...Also included are brilliantly rendered drawings by the author, who is as accomplished an artist as he is a writer of suspense thrillers." —Joyce Carol Oates From the author of the much-praised The Last Mona Lisa comes another thrilling story of masterpieces, masterminds, and mystery. For years, there have been whispers that, before his death, Van Gogh completed a final self-portrait. Curators and art historians have savored this rumor, hoping it could illuminate some of the troubled artist''s many secrets, but even they have to concede that the missing painting is likely lost forever. But when Luke Perrone, artist and great-grandson of the man who stole the Mona Lisa, and Alexis Verde, daughter of a notorious art thief, discover what may be the missing portrait, they are drawn into a most epic art puzzles. When only days later the painting disappears again, they are reunited with INTERPOL agent John Washington Smith in a dangerous and deadly search that will not only expose secrets of the artist''s last days but draws them into one of history''s darkest eras. Beneath the paint and canvas, beneath the beauty and the legend, the artwork has become linked with something evil, something that continues to flourish on the dark web and on the shadiest corridors of the underground art world. Alternating between Luke Perrone''s perilous hunt for the painting, and a history of stolen art and stolen lives, The Lost Van Gogh is an intricately layered historical thriller perfect for fans of The Last Mona Lisa and The Night Portrait.

Written with unexpected humor and great warmth, The Widower''s Notebook is a portrait of a marriage, an account of the complexities of finding oneself single again after losing your spouse, and a story of the enduring power of familial love. "This is deeply moving ... beautifully written and modulated, with a dollop of droll, black humor. It is such an achievement, like running uphill against a strong wind."--Joyce Carol Oates On a summer day in New York Jonathan Santlofer discovers his wife, Joy, gasping for breath on their living room couch. After a frenzied 911 call, an ambulance race across Manhattan, and hours pacing in a hospital waiting room, a doctor finally delivers the fateful news. Consumed by grief, Jonathan desperately tries to pursue life as he always had--writing, social engagements, and working on his art--but finds it nearly impossible to admit his deep feelings of loss to anyone, not even his to beloved daughter, Doria, or to himself. As Jonathan grieves and heals, he tries to unravel what happened to Joy, a journey that will take him nearly two years.

ONE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE''S BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER! "Unstoppable what-happens-next momentum."—Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author "A deliciously tense read."—Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author From award-winning crime writer and celebrated artist Jonathan Santlofer comes an enthralling tale about the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, the forgeries that appeared in its wake, and the present-day underbelly of the art world. August, 1911: The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincent Peruggia. Exactly what happens in the two years before its recovery is a mystery. Many replicas of the Mona Lisa exist, and more than one historian has wondered if the painting now returned to the Louvre is a fake, switched in 1911. Present day: Art professor Luke Perrone digs for the truth behind his most famous ancestor: Peruggia. His search attracts an Interpol detective with something to prove and an unfamiliar but curiously helpful woman. Soon, Luke tumbles deep into the world of art and forgery, a land of obsession and danger. The Last Mona Lisa is a suspenseful and seductive tale, perfect for fans of the Netflix documentaries This Is A Robbery and Made You Look and readers obsessed with the world of art heists and forgeries.

Bold, original new fiction from some of our greatest writers on two irresistible subjects: sex and crime.

The debut novel from the author of The Lost Van Gogh—first in the Kate McKinnon series. "A unique spin on the too-familiar serial killer thriller." — Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel A killer is preying on New York''s art community, creating gruesome depictions of famous paintings, using human flesh and blood as his media. Terror stalks this world of genius, greed, inspiration, and jealousy—a world Kate McKinnon knows all too well. A former NYPD cop who traded in her badge for a PhD in art history, Kate can see the method behind the psychopath''s madness—for the grisly slaughter of a former protégé is drawing her into the predator''s path. And as each new murder exceeds the last in savagery, Kate is trapped in the twisted obsessions of the death artist, who plans to use her body, her blood, and her fear to create the ultimate masterpiece. " The Death Artist is stylish, scary, and very, very smart. Jonathan Santlofer''s thriller really thrills." —Susan Isaacs, New York Times–bestselling author "Chilling." — USA Today "A roller coaster of violence [and] betrayal." — Cleveland Plain Dealer "Brisk . . . inventive . . . compelling." — The Washington Post Book World "The exploration of the psychology of the death artist, along with gossipy insights into the politics of art, make this book a bloody funfest." — Publishers Weekly

Jonathan Santlofer uses his formidable skills, both as a writer and an artist, to create a unique thriller with a tantalizing concept: two men-one good, one evil-who think in pictures and whose drawings illustrate this gripping novel. Anatomy of Fear pits Santlofer''s new hero, the talented and highly successful police sketch artist Nate Rodriguez, against a vicious murderer who makes portraits of his victims before he kills them. Haunted by the death of his father, an NYPD undercover narc, Nate has avoided the action and buried his emotions behind his pads and pencils for years. But that''s all about to change. Brought onto the case to draw the face of a man no one has lived to see, Nate is pulled into the dark and twisted mind of a killer. As the portrait comes to Nate in bits and pieces-a face taking shape in his mind and on the page-the killer uses his own talents to shift the focus of the investigation in a startling and unexpected way. Each drawing moves the men ever closer to each other in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with deadly consequences. Jonathan Santlofer has crafted a brilliant and original suspense novel that mixes prose and pictures, love and hate, cold reality and mysticism, and finally redemption. Anatomy of Fear will have readers on the edge of their seats from the first page-and first picture-to the riveting climax.

“Santlofer’s fluid, almost poetic, writing, coupled with his extraordinary artwork, places him at the forefront of cutting-edge crime fiction.” —Chicago Tribune Jonathan Santlofer has brilliantly reinvented the crime novel, and he returns with his most gripping and astonishing suspense novel to date: The Murder Notebook. An acclaimed visual artist whose numerous awards include two National Endowment for the Arts painting grants—and whose work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Art in America, and Artforum, among other publications—Santlofer combines gripping tales of murder and detection with stunning artwork that enhances and is integral to the story. In The Murder Notebook he brings back NYPD forensic sketch artist Nate Rodriguez, hero of Santlofer’s critically acclaimed thriller Anatomy of Fear, to unravel a gruesomely tangled thread of apparent murder-suicides in New York City.

Kate McKinnon is back -- and this time it''s personal. When two hideously eviscerated bodies are discovered and the only link between them is a bizarre painting left at each crime scene, the NYPD turns to former cop Kate McKinnon, the woman who brought the serial killer the Death Artist to justice. Having settled back into her satisfying life as art historian, published author, host of a weekly PBS television series, and wife of one of New York''s top lawyers, Kate wants no part of it. But Kate''s sense of tranquility is shattered when this new sequence of murders strikes too close to home. With grief and fury to fuel her, she rejoins her former partner, detective Floyd Brown, and his elite homicide squad on the hunt for a vicious psychopath known as the Color-Blind Killer. In her rage and desperation, Kate allows herself to be drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse. She abandons her glamorous life for the gritty streets of Manhattan, immersing herself in a world where brutality and madness appear to be the norm, where those closest to her may have betrayed her -- and where, in the end, nothing is what it seems.

History and fiction collide with deadly consequences in the third Kate McKinnon novel—a story of bitter revenge, where the past invades the present and a decades-old secret proves fatal Kate McKinnon has lived many lives, from Queens cop to Manhattan socialite, television art historian, and the woman who helped the NYPD capture the Death Artist and the Color Blind killer. But that''s the past. Now, devastated by the death of her husband, Kate is attempting to quietly rebuild her life as a single woman. Gone are the Park Avenue penthouse and designer clothes. Now it''s a funky Chelsea loft, downtown fashion, and even a hip new haircut as Kate plunges back into her work—writing a book about America''s most celebrated artistic era, the New York School of the 1940s and ''50s, a circle that included Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Mark Rothko. But when a lunatic starts slashing the very paintings she is writing about—along with their owners—Kate is once again tapped by the NYPD. As she deciphers the evidence—cryptic images that reveal both the paintings and the people who will be the next targets—Kate is drawn into a world where art and art history provide lethal clues. The Killing Art is Jonathan Santlofer''s most gripping and chilling story yet, but that isn''t the only reason the novel is remarkable. The author, who is also an acclaimed artist, has created works of art just for the book that tantalize and challenge readers by using well-known symbols in innovative ways, allowing them to decode the clues along with Kate. A masterwork of both suspense fiction and art, The Killing Art will impress both thriller readers and art fans as the plot twists and turns toward a shocking climax.

This issue, we have five mystery stories, three of which are originals—tales by Tracy Falenwolfe (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), Veronica Leigh, and Teel James Glenn—these last two names should be familiar to regular readers from previous issues. We also have a great modern tale by Jonathan Santlofer (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman) and a classic pulp crime story set in the dark world of Las Vegas casinos by Bryce Walton. Plus, of course, a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. On the science fiction end, the Lancelot Biggs space opera series from Nelson Bond continues with “F-O-B Venus.” F-O-B was a more common term in early to mid 20th century. It stands for “Free on Board”—a term used in international shipping to indicate that the seller delivers the goods to a ship at a specified port, and the buyer assumes responsibility once the goods are on board and is responsible for shipping costs, insurance, and other expenses related to transporting the goods to their final destination. Rounding things out are a pair of novels: pulp action-adventure from Edmond Hamilton, then Lester del Rey’s classic tale of an atomic power plant heading toward meltdown. Great stuff. Here’s the complete lineup for #151— Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “Jamming at Jollies,” by Tracy Falenwolfe [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Case of the Carried-off Coins,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Lola,” by Jonathan Santlofer [Barb Goffman Presents short story] “Divine Discontent,” by Veronica Leigh [short story] “White Face, Blood Red,” by Teel James Glenn [short story] “Murderers Three,” by Bryce Walton [short story] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “F-O-B Venus,” by Nelson S. Bond [short story, Lancelot Biggs series] Outside the Universe, by Edmond Hamilton [novel] Nerves, by Lester del Rey [novel]

Al jaren wordt er gefluisterd dat Van Gogh voor zijn dood een laatste zelfportret zou hebben gemaakt. Wanneer Luke Perrone en Alexis Verde, dochter van een beruchte kunstdief, ontdekken wat het vermiste portret zou kunnen zijn, worden ze meegesleurd in een gevaarlijke zoektocht. Hun onderzoek legt niet alleen de geheimen van de laatste dagen van de kunstenaar bloot, maar voert naar een van de donkerste tijdperken uit de geschiedenis. Het onderzoek legt de duistere handel en wandel van de kunstwereld bloot...

Una escalofriante y apasionante novela de suspense visual con ilustraciones del autor. Dos hombres, uno bueno y el otro malo, piensan en imágenes. El primero es Nate Rodriguez, policía especializado en los retratos robot; el segundo, un sádico asesino que dibuja a sus víctimas antes de acabar con ellas. Cuando la detective Terri Russo es requerida en la escena de un crimen, todo indica que se trata de un caso rutinario. Pero los investigadores descubren un dibujo de la víctima, una prueba que apunta a una escalofriante premeditación. Aunque los testigos son escasos, los rasgos del asesino van tomando forma, al tiempo que e ste se mueve cada vez más cerca de Nate . Jonathan Santlofer utiliza su formidable destreza como escritor y como artista para crear un thriller único con un concepto muy tentador.

Pasado y presente se unen en un vertiginoso thriller histórico sobre el robo de la Mona Lisa en 1911. Una historia irresistible de intriga, secretos familiares y obsesión. París, 21 de agosto de 1911. Un hombre irrumpe de noche en el museo del Louvre y roba la Mona Lisa. El cuadro no se recupera hasta dos años después, en Florencia. Florencia, 2019. El historiador del arte Luke Perrone visita la legendaria biblioteca de la Basílica de San Lorenzo en Florencia. Un coleccionista acaba de encontrar el diario de su bisabuelo Vincent, Vincenzo Perugia, el ladrón de la Mona Lisa con el que espera dar respuesta a tantas preguntas alrededor del infame acto protagonizado por su antepasado: ¿quién ordenó el robo? ¿y por qué? Acompañado por un inspector de la Interpol y una enigmática joven que conoce en Florencia, Luke se embarca en una búsqueda por diversas ciudades y no tardará en comprender hasta qué punto su investigación pone en peligro a misteriosos adversarios, dispuestos a todo para dejar en la sombra una inquietante verdad. Reseñas: «Esta vez Santlofer se ha superado a sí mismo». Michael Connelly «Fabuloso: absorbe instantáneamente, enigmático y lleno de suspense, además de documentado y auténtico. Solo un escritor que también es pintor -o un pintor que a la vez es escritor- podría haberlo logrado. Da la impresión de que Santlofer nació para escribir este thriller». Lee Child « La última Mona Lisa nos conduce desde sus seductoras primeras páginas por una irresistible historia de intriga, que va y viene en el tiempo y cambia de continente, secretos familiares, obsesión y el inefable poder del arte. No podía dejar de leerlo». Megan Abbott «Es una lectura excelente: absorbente, inteligente, fascinante y profundamente satisfactoria. Un libro que no quería que acabara». Peter James «Es una novela fascinante, que entreteje el robo de la obra maestra de Leonardo en 1911 con una emocionante ficción contemporánea en la que coleccionistas multimillonarios, historiadores del arte, coleccionistas de libros y la Interpol convergen en tantas dobles y triples encrucijadas que uno se pregunta en quién puede confiar y a quién debe temer hasta la última página. La última Mona Lisa es una clase magistral sobre cómo plasmar un profundo conocimiento de la historia del arte y, al mismo tiempo, escribir un thriller sin fisuras». Sara Paretsky « La última Mona Lisa es un thriller internacional vertiginoso y seductor de primer orden. Esta novela, que aporta una impecable mezcla de acción, un intrigante laberinto de secretos familiares y las emocionantes y conmovedoras anotaciones en el diario de un ladrón de obras de arte muerto hace mucho tiempo, es fascinante y aun más cautivadora por la historia real que encierra. No se la pierda». Lisa Unger «Jonathan Santlofer es un brillante escritor de ficción y no ficción, y también un magnífico artista visual. Todas sus habilidades se unen en La última Mona Lisa y el resultado es plenamente satisfactorio». Lawrence Block «Es difícil imaginar a otro escritor que pueda realizar una proeza como La última Mona Lisa, con esa mezcla de emoción, historia y conocimiento privilegiado del mundo del arte. Es el logro singular de un escritor genial. Realmente impresionante». Laura Lippman «Una lectura deliciosamente tensa que mezcla una búsqueda actual de la verdad con un robo histórico y consigue un efecto fascinante». Ruth Ware

El arte de matar es la más escalofriante historia de Jonathan Santlofer, de nuevo con Kate McKinnon como protagonista tras El artista de la muerte y Daltónico. Una novela repleta de pistas para los lectores, pero con un final impredecible. Las obras maestras de los expresionistas abstractos de Nueva York están siendo objeto de actos vandálicos. Un demente ha emprendido su destrucción . Kate McKinnon ha dejado la policía para dedicarse a escribir. Sin embargo, los investigadores la necesitan más que nunca: nadie más podrá intuir las motivaciones del destructor ni descifrar con tanta precisión las pistas que este va dejando. Muy pronto la situación empeora... El demente comienza a asesinar a los propietarios y admiradores de las obras. Jonathan Santlofer es un reputado pintor neoyorquino cuya obra forma parte de algunas colecciones permanentes, como la del MoMA de Nueva York.

Kunstprofessor Luke Perrone stuit in de dagboeken van zijn overgrootvader Vincent Peruggia op een passage waarin die suggereert dat de Mona Lisa die in het Louvre hangt een replica is. Wat heeft Vincent Peruggia met de roof van de Mona Lisa in 1911 te maken en waarom lijkt hij op de hoogte van zoveel details? Luke stort zich in de wereld van kunst en vervalsing waarbij hij te maken krijgt met handelaren, vervalsers en verzamelaars. Al snel blijkt dat zijn zoektocht niet zonder gevaar is...