The Art Collector

It’s 1987. When photographer Seal Larsen, a Warhol protégé and denizen of New York’s downtown scene, falls from the 15th floor of a Manhattan apartment, her friend Emma Quinn—a history professor at Columbia University—is determined to find out what happened. The Art Collector is an intrigue, a puzzle, a plot-twister by award-winning author Susan Bacon. “The Art Collector is not only an intriguing mystery story that draws you in and keeps you guessing but also a vibrant portrayal of the downtown art scene in Manhattan in the ‘70s and ‘80s, and the Deep South back in the ‘60s. Weaving Seal’s voice into the narrative, Susan Bacon creates a magnetic character—an original and true creative spirit. Having lived through both eras in both of those places, I found Susan’s writing and descriptions to be so visual and so real that they brought back vivid memories of those times.”— EBET ROBERTS, Legendary photographer of Manhattan’s music scene