The Death Artist

by Jonathan Santlofer

First published 2002 · 448 pages

About this book

Murder is a fine art ...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 Ph.D in art history, Kate can see the method behind the psychopath's madness -- for the grisly slaughter of a former protege 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.

  • Women detectives
  • Women art patrons
  • Serial murders
  • Ex-police officers
  • Fiction
  • Kate McKinnou (Fictitious character)
  • Artists
  • Suspense

Books like The Death Artist

More by Jonathan Santlofer