16. The Exhumation
17. The Stewart Gallery
18. The Hiding Place
19. Dubious Identification
20. An Unexpected Visitor
21. A Near Miss
22. The Wife
23. An Unseemly Source
24. A Violent Break-In
25. Setting a Trap
26. The National Gallery
27. The Masterpiece
28. All the Evidence
Closure
Acknowledgments
Also by Leonard Goldberg
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
First published in the United States by Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
THE ART OF DECEPTION. Copyright © 2020 by Leonard Goldberg. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: Goldberg, Leonard S., author.
Title: The art of deception: a daughter of Sherlock Holmes mystery / Leonard Goldberg.
Description: First edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2020. | Series: The daughter of Sherlock Holmes mysteries; 4
Identifiers: LCCN 2020001300 | ISBN 9781250224200 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250224217 (ebook)
Subjects: GSAFD: Mystery fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3557.O35775 A78 2020 | DDC 813/.54—dc23
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