Jonathan Santlofer at Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Admission: $18.99
Harvard Book Store welcomes Jonathan Santlofer —acclaimed artist and author of The Last Mona Lisa and The Lost Van Gogh —for a discussion of his new novel, Ten Perfect Guests . He will be joined in conversation by Joseph Finder —the New York Times bestselling author of 17 suspense novels. About Ten Perfect Guests From acclaimed artist and author of The Last Mona Lisa and The Lost Van Gogh Jonathan Santlofer, Ten Perfect Guests is a sinister thriller marrying the best of Agatha Christie with the atmospheric and lush settings of The White Lotus and Knives Out. A lush tropical island, ten guests, and an offer they can’t refuse: attend a weekend memorial for celebrated artist Victor D’Arcangelo or… forfeit your inheritance. The guests: D’Arcangelo’s bitter current wife, his even more bitter former wife, his estranged brother, his gallerist loaded with gambling debts, a shady European art dealer, an art collector and scandal-waiting-to-happen pharma heiress, a failed British musician, a disgruntled art critic, a degenerate son and an illegitimate daughter. Each desperate for the inheritance dangled before their hungry eyes. When they arrive, D’Arcangelo’s assistant is there to ask them…