A Beautiful Crime
Christopher BollenA story of a con-gone-awry set in the gorgeous streets of Venice in decline, Christopher Bollen’s newest novel offers the perfect escape from winter’s long tail. The book is smart and stylish, rendered with vivid, atmospheric prose that transports the reader to the muggy Mediterranean heat from the very first page, as New York’s most recent emigré Nick Brink touches down in Italy to start a new life with boyfriend Clay Guillory.
The duo have come to Venice with a plan to sell counterfeit antiques, a swindle that should bring in enough cash to help them resettle. But they both soon find that it’s harder to make a clean break with the past than they had expected, and that old habits die hard. The small-time operation is soon traded up for a larger attemp
