ART & ARTISTS IN FICTION

GENERAL FICTION

Abani, C.  Virgin of flames
Alexander, S.  Michelangelo the Florentine
Armel, A.  Love, the painter’s wife and the Queen of Sheba
Attenberg, J.   The kept man
Atwood, M.  Cat’s eye
Barker, P.   Life class
Basu, K.   The miniaturist
Bennett, V.   Portrait of an unknown woman
Bernardi, A.     Day laid on the alter
Berry, S.     The Amber room
Bird, S.   The mommy club
Boles, P.     In the paint : a novel
Booth, M.      A very private gentleman
Boyle, J.  Holy terror
Braverman, K.  Incantation of Frida K.
Brown, D.  Da Vinci code
Byatt, A.    Matisse stories
Chabon, M.  Amazing adventures of Kavaleir and Clay
Cheng, F.   The river below
Chessman, H.  Lydia Cassatt reading the morning paper
Chevalier, T.  Girl with a pearl earring, Lady and the unicorn
Christensen, K. The great man
Cokal, S.  Breath and bones
 Crusie, J.     Faking it
Davenport, W.  The painter
Davies,R.  What’s bred in the bone
Dean, D.  Madonnas of Leningrad
Deford, F.  The other Adonis
Delahunt, M.  In the Casa Azul
Diliberto, G.  I am Madam X
Dodd, S.  The silent woman : a novel
Donovan, A.     Buddha Da
Dunant, S.  The birth of Venus
Duncker, P.   In the deadly space between
Ebershoff, D.    The Danish girl
Epstein, J.C.  The painter from Shanghai
Essex, K.   Leonardo’s swans
Farrington, T.      Blues for Hannah
FForde, K.   Artistic license
Flanagan, R.  Gould’s book of fish
Follett, K.  The Modigliani scandal
Ford,J.  The portrait of Mrs. Chabuque
Forster, M.  Keeping the world away
Frayn, M.   Headlong
Gadol, P.  Mystery roast
Ganek, D.  Lulu meets God and doubts him
Ghosh, A.   The circle of reason
Gleeson, J.  The serpent in the garden
Godwin, G.  Violet Clay
Gordon, M.  Spending: a utopian divertimento
Grossman, L.   The codex
Grumer, M.   Forgery of Venus
Haeger, D.  The ruby ring
Hand, E.       Mortal love
Harris, Joanne.  Sleep, pale sister
Harris, Jonathan  Seizing amber
Hellenga, R.  The sixteen pleasures
Herman, G.  Tears of the Madonna
Hickey, E.     The painted kiss
Holden, T.   The sense of paper
Holdstock, P.  A rare and curious gift, Beyond measure
Hooper, K.   Always a thief, Finding Laura
Horn, D.  The world to come
Howard, L.  Now you see her
Howard, M. Lover’s almanac
Hustvedt, S.  What I loved : a novel
Ishiguro, K.  Artist of the floating world
Jaffe, J.  Shenandoah summer
Jakeman, J.   In the kingdom of mists, In the city of dark waters
Jones, K.  The seventh unicorn, The lost Madonna
Just, W..  Ambition  and love
Keller, R.  A summer all her own
Kellogg. M.   Insatiable
Kennedy, W.   Very old bones
Kernan, M.  Lost diaries of Frans Hals
King, R.   Domino
Krantz, J.  Mistral’s daughter
Laker, R.  The golden tulip
Lennox-Smith, J.  Italian garden
Lofts, N.  Day of the butterfly
Lowell, E.    Die in plain sight
Lurie, A.  The truth about Lorin Jones
Madden, D.   Authenticity
Maguire, G.  Confessions of an ugly stepsister
Maugham, S.  Moon and sixpence
Mayle, P.  Chasing Cezanne
McCarthy, M.  Cannibals and missionaries
McGrath, P.  Port Mungo : a novel
Meyer, C.    Brown eyes blue
Minor, G.     The blue bowl
Moggach, D.   Tulip fever
Mones, N.   Cup of light
Morrell, D.     Burnt Sienna
Morris, M.   Revenge
Mortman, D.   True colors
Murdoch, I. Irish nuns and soldiers
Mujica, B.     Frida : a novel
Nathan, R.  Portrait of Jennie
Naylor, C..  The goddess rules: a novel
Noah, R.  Man who stole the Mona Lisa
Norman, H.  The bird artist
O’Brian, P.  Richard Temple
Otto, W.  The passion dream book
Pace, A.    If Andy Warhol had a girlfriend
Palahnuik, C.   Diary : a novel
Pamuk, O.  My name is Red
Peachment, C.    Caravaggio
Penny, L.  Still life
Perez-Reverte, A.   The Flanders panel, The painter of battles
Piercy, M.  Summer people
Pilcher, R.  Shell Seekers
Potok, C.  My name is Asher Lev, Gift of Asher Lev
Riley, J.M.  The serpent garden
Rosner, J.   Blue nude
Rucker, R.    As above so below
Santlofer, J.   The killing art, Death artist
Schneider, K.   All we know of love
Schuyler, N.  The painting : a novel
See, C.  The handyman
Shea, S.S.  Lily of the valley
Siddons, A.R.  Hill towns
Sierra, J.  The secret supper
Silva, D.  English assassin, Kill artist
Smith, D.   Pictures from an expedition
Steinke, R.  Holy skirts
Stewart S.  Prospero’s daughters
Stockley P.  The edge of pleasure
Stone, I.  Agony and the ecstasy, Lust for life, Depths of Glory
Swan, T.  Da Vinci deception
Terrell, H.   The chrysalis
Traxler, P.   Blood
Trigiani, A.    Rococo : a novel
Trollope, J.  A village affair
Tyler, A.  Celestial navigation
Updike, J.   Seek my face
Urquhart,J.  The underpainter
Vargas Llosa, M.  Way to Paradise
Vickers, S.  Miss Garnet’s angel
Vonnegut, K.   Bluebeard
Vreeland, S.   Luncheon of the boating party,  Girl in Hyacinth blue,  Passion of Artemesia,  The forest lover
Warner, J.A.  Other sorrows, other joys
Watkins, P.  The forger
Watson, L.  Orchard
Watson, P.  Landscape of lies
Weber, K.  The music lesson
West, Morris   Masterclass, Vanishing point
Wharton, W.  Last lovers
Wilde, O.  Picture of Dorian Gray
Wilson, J.     Palestine affair
Wilson, S.  Beauty : a novel
Winspear, J.  Messenger of truth
Woodhouse, M.  Medici emerald

FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

Ash, S.  Prisoner of the iron tower
De Lint, C.  Onion girl
Kay, G.G.  Sailing to Sarantium, Lord of emperors
McAuley, P.   Pasquale’s angel
Nissenson, H.   The song of the earth
Pratt, T.  Strange adventures of Rangergirl
Rawn, M.  The golden key
Stevermer, C.  When the king comes home

MYSTERY

Beaton, M.C.   Death of a dreamer
Banks, Ol.  Caravaggio obcession
Cherne, B.  Bella donna: a Renaissance mystery novel
Cotler,  G.   The artist’s proof
Elkins, A.    A deceptive clarity; Old scores; A glancing light
Fletcher, J.  Highland fling murders, A palette for murder
Francis, D.    To the hilt
Helton, P.  Headcase, Slim chance
Henderson, J. Mexican booty
Henderson, L.  Black  rubber dress, etc
Hewson, D.  Sacred cut
Jakeman, J.
Kerley, J.  The death collectors
King, Laurie   A grave talent
Langton, J.   Murder at the Gardner, The face on the wall, The Escher twist
Malcolm, J.   The Gwen John sculpture. Whistler in the dark
Maron, M.  One coffee with,  Fugitive colors
Pears, I.  Titian committee, Bernini bust, Giotto’s hand, Death and restoration, The portrait, etc
Peters, E.  Street of five moons, Silhouette in Scarlet, Trojan gold
Pope, B.C.  Cezanne’s quarry
Sanders, L.  Second deadly sin
Sanders, W.   Smoke
Sayers, D.  Five red herrings
Skeggs, D.  The triumph of Bacchus, Estuary pilgrim
Talinin Madonna,  The Phoenix of Prague
Stuckart, D.  Queen’s gambit
Truman, M.  Murder at the National Gallery
Watson, C.  The fourth stage of Gainsborough Brown

HORROR

Barker, C.  Coldheart canyon
King, S.  Duma Key

ROMANCE

Balogh, M.  Simply love, Slightly tempted
Buonaguro, G.    The sidewalk artist
Cameron, S.    About Adam
Esdaile, L.   Better than
Forbes, T.    Portrait of a bride
Holt, C.    Absolute pleasure
King, S.     Waking the princess
Norfleet, C.  The fine art of love
Pierce, Barbara    Courting the countess

Last Update: January 5, 2009