Name: The Burnt Orange Heresy By Charles Willeford
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The Burnt Orange Heresy Summary

The Burnt Orange Heresy: NOW A MAJOR FILM by Charles Willeford

A fast-paced, twisty thriller about an art heist that spins out of control with murderous results...
Now a major film starring Elizabeth Debicki, Claes Bang, Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger

'No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford' Elmore Leonard

'Stunning' NEW YORKER

Art critic James Figueras is a psychotic, an amoral unrepentant killer. Out to make a lasting name for himself, he seeks out the greatest painter in the world, now a hermit in the Florida swamplands. Figueras is after more than the man, however - he wants the work, and something more ... something more horrible than can be imagined.

Crossing the art world with the underworld, THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY ranges from the upbeat Florida sunshine to an art collector who doesn't care how his art is collected, even if it involves murder.

The Burnt Orange Heresy Reviews

Stunning ... a novel full of genuine fun that also manages to make a level statement about the art world and its hermetic credulities * NEW YORKER *
Amusing ... the writing is clever and mean * HARPER'S *
No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford -- Elmore Leonard
Charles Willeford is in a category all of his own in the annals of American crime writing ... adored by his peers and big-deal crime writers like Donald Westlake and Lawrence Block * LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS *
Enticing ... a thriller about art fraud with an intriguing cast * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
The Burnt Orange Heresy is both a love letter to and a diatribe against a con artist's world of contemporary art ... an excellent example of noir in the art world and a insightful satire of the creation and selling of fine art as the ultimate con game * prettysinister.blogspot *
[Willeford is] an original - funny, weird and wonderful -- James Crumley
Charles Willeford, was the Philip K. Dick of crime fiction, quietly revolutionising the genre while few paid attention, shifting the genre's concerns from the usual mysteries of who did what and how to what's the nature of immorality and what remains true even if no one knows * LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE *
Willeford - Miami's weird, wonderful master of noir * CRIME READS *

About Charles Willeford

Charles Willeford was a professional horse trainer, boxer, radio announcer and painter. He was also a highly decorated tank commander (Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Luxembourg Croix de Guerre) with the Third Army in the Second World War. Willeford, the author of twenty novels, created the Miami detective series featuring Hoke Moseley, which includes MIAMI BLUES, SIDESWIPE, THE WAY WE DIE NOW, and NEW HOPE FOR THE DEAD.

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GOR011393745

ISBN 13

9781409196785

ISBN 10

140919678X

Title

The Burnt Orange Heresy: NOW A MAJOR FILM by Charles Willeford

Author

Charles Willeford

Series

Murder Room

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Orion Publishing Co

Year published

2020-03-26

Number of pages

192

Prizes

N/A

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

The Burnt Orange Heresy Charles Willeford

The Burnt Orange Heresy by Charles Willeford

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The Burnt Orange Heresy: NOW A MAJOR FILM by Charles Willeford

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