Reba White Williams

I enjoy a good mystery, so I thought I would really enjoy this book. Overall, though, I found it rather unbelievable and bordering on the side of ridiculous. The characters, their connections, their backgrounds, and their interactions just seem a bit contrived - as we move from one page to the next we get more and more complexity of relationships that just seem either too convenient or don't really seem to fit in with the plot. And I saw on the book jacket that the story has been described as a good glimpse into the New York City art scene, which, no this is not a 'typical' day in the New York City art scene, so don't be deceived.

I'm giving this 2 stars instead of 1 simply because there was one single piece of the mystery that I hadn't figure out by the time it was revealed, but I usually expect more than that from a mystery novel.

(eGalley provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.)… (plus d'informations)

Got this through a giveaway and Wow!

Cousins Dinah Greene, owner/director of Greene Gallery, and Coleman Greene, publishers/editor of ArtSmart magazine, are part of the New York print arts scene. These two main characters are faced with a number of problems and mysteries.

Coleman has found that a new arts magazine on the west coast is publishing her upcoming articles before she even gets them in print. Where is the leak that will cause her business to plummet? Dinah wants to grow her gallery business but is handicapped by the location and pressure of her new husband’s ideas.

Thrown into the mix are two grisly murders of ArtSmart writers who have been researching to find the leak at the magazine: Hayward Bain, a southerner who has arrived in New York with plans and money to open a print museum and fill it with prime works of art, with his assistant Simon Fanshawe-Davies.

The cousins find themselves trying to solve who killed the two reporters, how Bain knows so much about the cousins’ southern background and yet lets little be known about himself, even though he comes from the same part of the country as the cousins. Questionable methods of how some of the prints are obtained from collections, shady characters and red herrings all set in the New York Art Scene.

The characters are well developed with current and background information given, the plot moves with a good smooth rhythm and keeps you wanting to read more. For me this is a good ‘anytime’ read. Being the first in a series, I will keep an eye out for the next book.
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I never knew that, but I know nothing about art except that some of it is pretty and there are a lot of talented artists, past and present. Once I started reading Restrike not only did I learn a bit about art but it was easy to see that the author definitely knows about the art world. This is a mystery story about the art world,art magazines,and high society. Thrown into the mix of course are greedy people who take what doesn't belong to them, all for money. There is enough interesting characters, good and bad that keep the reader wanting to continue. I read this book within a 24 hour period. Easy to read but well written. I love reading a book that once I am immersed into it, it is a pleasure to read. I would definitely read more by this author.… (plus d'informations)

4 stars

Restrike: Coleman and Dinah Greene Mystery No. 1

I would like to see if their will be no. 2 I would read it. I was trying to figure out who did what and I was kept guessing. Some of the ending I did not like but that has nothing to do with the story really.

I like Coleman and Dinah. They both worked hard from the time they were children and continue the work.
Coleman has her own art magazine. She is single and does not think she wants to get married ever. She sews and makes a lot of her own clothes. Someone is stealing story ideas from her magazine.

Dinah owns a print gallery and lives above it. Her husband Jonathon is rich and wants to control her. They have not been married long. Her gallery is in the wrong spot and she wants to change it.

Their is going to be a new museum opening in NYC about art prints. Heyward Bain is mega rich is opening it. He does not talk about his past. Where he got his money or anything about himself. He is very curious about Coleman.

Coleman wants to interview Heyward Bain for her magazine. She thinks he is handsome and would not mind dating him. She is also interested in Simon who is buying the prints for Heyward's museum. He is keeping secrets too.

A man who is selling the prints to be auctioned off is murdered right before the prints are bought. The police do not think it is related to art. Coleman does and wants to find out.

The crimes start to add up and threaten Coleman's life. Their are a lot of suspects. The police are not putting the cases together like Coleman and friends are gathering.

I did not put the book down till I had finished and it left me wanting to see what happens next in their lives.
I was given this ebook to read and asked to give honest review of it when finished by Netgally.
June 1st 2013 PUB. Delos (fiction imprint of Axios Press) JKSCommunications ISBN:9781939052001 350 pages… (plus d'informations)