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An atmospheric literary mystery about an infamous painting rumored to be cursed - and the family torn apart by its disappearance. You will discover four cousins in the Morse family: perfect Kenny, the preppy Western Coast lawyer; James, the shy but brilliant medical student; his seductive, hard-drinking sister Audrey; and Teresa, youngest and most delicate, haunted by the fear that she's inherited the madness that possessed her father. Their grandfather summons them to his mansion at Owl's Point. Do not require have stopped at the family property given that they were children, when a prized painting vanished: a self-portrait by Goya, rumored to cause madness or death upon looking at. Afterward, the family divided apart amid the accusations and suspicions that adopted its theft. Any expectation that their grandfather designed to make amends evaporates when Teresa gets there to find the old man inactive, his horrified gaze pinned upon the spot where in fact the painting once hung. As the family gathers and suspicions attach, Teresa hopes to find the reasons for her grandfather's death and the painting's damage. But to take action she must discover ugly family secrets and confront those who keep them covered. A masterful, deftly plotted book, The Dark Painting explores the deep power that art work, and the past, maintain over our lives.
