Synopsis

An ambitious intern at an elite art gallery is torn between two rival senior curators while uncovering a scandal that could shatter them all.

Caroline Gallow is the newest curatorial intern at London’s illustrious Templeton Collection, a coveted post among the city’s cultural elite. But Caroline is hiding a secret: She didn’t earn her place through talent alone. It was secured through a secret relationship with the gallery’s much older chief curator, Edward Throckmorton.

As Caroline navigates the hushed corridors of privilege and institutional politics, she catches the attention of Victor Wallace, an enigmatic senior curator whose intellect is matched only by his contempt for Edward, his former mentor turned bitter rival. Under Victor’s guidance, Caroline is drawn into the seductive underbelly of the art world, where beauty, ambition, and betrayal go hand in hand.

When Caroline stumbles upon a long-buried document that threatens to dismantle Edward’s legacy and expose his darkest secrets, she must choose between loyalty and truth, setting off a chain of events that will ignite a scandal none of them can escape.

“I absolutely tore through this deliciously addictive novel. Quinn skewers the art world with a keen eye and pitch perfect pacing. Dark, fun, sexy, and always surprising. I couldn’t stop turning the pages.”
—Kirsten King, author of A Good Person