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Almost 25 years after the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — still the largest unsolved art theft in history — one of the stolen Degas paintings arrives at the studio of artist Claire Roth, who has agreed to forge the Degas in exchange for a one-woman show in a renowned gallery. As she begins her work, she starts to suspect that this masterpiece — which had been hanging at the Gardner for 100 years — may itself be a forgery. Published in 2012; 369 pages.

Includes 15 paperback copies and 1 book club guide prepared by WCPL.