: The plot is anchored by the actual 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft , where thirteen works worth over $500 million were stolen.
: Struggling artist Claire Roth, blacklisted from the elite art world after a past scandal, agrees to forge a stolen Degas masterpiece in exchange for a career-making gallery show. The Art Forger
The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro is a compelling literary thriller that weaves together art history, a real-life heist, and a "Faustian bargain". : The plot is anchored by the actual
: As Claire meticulously recreates the piece, she suspects the "original" she is copying might actually be a forgery itself. Critical Highlights The Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro | Goodreads a real-life heist