The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Harpercollins
- Publish date: 06/01/2003
Description:
New York, 1893. Society portraitist Piambo feels his ambition waning even as he immortalizes in oil the city's nouveaux riches -- Until he receives a commission he cannot refuse. A mysterious woman offers Piambo a fortune to paint her portrait. But there is a catch: "You must not see me." And so Piambo sits before a screen as Mrs. Charbuque tells him of her life, dreams, and fears -- clues from which he must divine her visage.
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As he works, a series of murders plagues the city -- deaths that at first appear accidental. Then, one night, Piambo is handed a note that reads, "Why are you seeing my wife?" As Piambo's masterpiece takes shape, his relationship with Mrs. Charbuque grows more tangled and her deranged -- almost certainly murderous -- husband becomes even further bent on revenge.
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