Art World Museum

New York Times bestseller Named one of the best books of the year by the New York Public Library, the Financial Times, the New York Post, Book Riot, and The Sunday Times (London). An “exquisite” (The Washington Post) “hauntingly beautiful” (Associated Press) portrait of the Metropolitan...

From the national bestselling author of Banyan Moon, a captivating, evocative story of two estranged sisters on a quest to find a painting by a forgotten Vietnamese artist that holds the truth of their family’s fractured past. Aside from the fact they are sisters, Vivi and Calla Nguyễn have...

Spanning a million years of history, the mysteries in this book include fabled relics, legendary cities, mythical species, and undeciphered languages that have bedeviled seekers for centuries.

Uncover the cultural history of how human ambition transformed sacred relics into sprawling, politically charged archives. Perfect for a thought-provoking commute, this sweeping historical journey questions who truly owns the past. You will travel from the secretive treasure halls of ancient...

In a race across Nazi-occupied Italy, two women—a German photographer and an American stenographer—hunt for priceless masterpieces looted from the Florentine art collections. In the summer of 1943, Eva Brunner is taking photographs of Nazi-looted art hidden in the salt mines of the Austrian...

INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER An elite secret society of killers has controlled the world’s treasures for hundreds of years…until one member tears himself free to salvage his soul and protect his daughter’s life in this “astoundingly original, relentlessly paced, and purely...

Brought to you by Penguin. Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase into New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. They're the guards in dark blue suits, keeping careful watch over this vast treasure...

When priceless art disappears, the public remembers the spectacle. Quinn Alder remembers the paperwork. Quinn is a records-minded volunteer and city clerk who knows a secret most people ignore: big crimes don’t survive on genius. They survive on routines, tolerated gaps, and paperwork that looks perfect while the real world quietly breaks. In four true-crime–inspired art theft mysteries, each built from public-record logic and rendered with cozy, conversational narration, Quinn follows what courts, invoices, logs, and liability numbers reveal when eyewitness drama falls apart. A ...

The intimate, inspiring memoir of a “curator extraordinaire” (The Guardian)—part unputdownable coming-of-age story, part insider’s tour of the contemporary art world, part user’s manual on how to live a life driven by curiosity, conversation, and coincidence “A few years ago...

Trace eight centuries of dramatic European history as a medieval fortress becomes an awe-inspiring architectural marvel. Perfect for an educational commute or a relaxing weekend walk, this immersive narrative treats the iconic Parisian building as a living, breathing protagonist. Follow its epic...

What if a New York City museum hid a secret that could change the world, but only one woman knew how to find it? See Jane Run introduces a bold new voice in suspense fiction. Juniper Gray, a once hotshot journalist now turned jaded listicle writer, is struggling to find purpose after a...

A powerful art dealer who presents a convincing portrait of international success pulls an idealistic young gallery assistant into his web of lies. This sharp, edgy social thriller explores the price of ambition in the decadent underbelly of the high-end art world. Nobody knows quite who Rudolph...

The Louvre. The very name conjures up scenes of art and elegance, and of long halls filled with beauty and people strolling through them whispering quietly among themselves about the glories they are witnessing. Even those who have never been to the Louvre know some of its most prized possessions, from ancient statues to Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. As the world's largest museum, the Louvre is the cultural highpoint of Paris, a city that has long been considered the cultural center of Europe.

One painting. One contested signature. One woman who refuses to let power rewrite the truth. Simone Vale knows language is never innocent. In the rarefied world of museums, private collectors, donor boards, and discreet institutional favours, a single phrase can protect a fortune. A missing detail can bury a crime. A polished line of provenance can turn theft into legacy. So when Simone finds an inconsistency in the records attached to a valuable painting, she does what she has built her career on doing: she asks the question no one wants asked. Who signed this? And who benefits if no one ...

She controls the language. He understands the power behind it. Simone Darrow survives by precision. In the rarefied world of museums, donors, private collections, and reputation management, one careless sentence can become a scandal. Simone knows how to control the record, contain the risk, and keep powerful men from mistaking access for authority. Then Dorian Cross walks into her boardroom. Polished, dangerous, and far too useful, Dorian is the kind of man institutions need but refuse to officially trust. He has donor access, collector influence, and a talent for finding the exact weakness...

When Claire Bennett, curator at the Willow Creek Museum, discovers inconsistencies in a prized painting donated by wealthy collector Edward Langston, she's drawn into a dangerous world of art forgery and high-stakes secrets. Teaming up with the enigmatic art restorer Liam Hart, Claire must navigate a treacherous landscape of lies, power, and corruption to expose the truth. As they dig deeper, Claire and Liam uncover a vast conspiracy reaching far beyond a single forged masterpiece. With a mysterious symbol connecting multiple fraudulent works and a cunning gallery owner named Margot Vance ...

An amateur sleuth, a Paris bouquiniste, with an eye for trouble. A retired notary who knows everyone who's anyone. A dead man's sketchbook. A painting that shouldn't exist. An art collective about to explode. A witty Paris cozy with eccentric suspects, Renaissance secrets, and a puzzle that twists until the final page. Ava Sext came to Paris for adventure. She got a bookstand overlooking the Seine, breakfast at the Louvre, and a sketchbook in her bag, left by a stranger who died seconds later. Fellow bookseller Henri De'Ath is wry and impossible to surprise. He knows the secrets of the ...

A school trip to the museum sounds boring. Look. Walk. Don’t run. Don’t touch anything. Until Alisa and Adeline get just a little too curious. Before they know it, the impossible happens: WOOSH! They’re pulled into a painting… Suddenly, they find themselves in the world of famous writers and artists. But how will they ever find their way back to the museum? An imaginative adventure about art, friendship, and the courage to explore. For curious readers aged 6 and up, perfect for reading aloud or for independent reading from age 8.

'A fascinating alternative history covering 2,500 years and a geographical span from Japan to California' NEW STATESMAN 'A revelation . . . The tale of each carpet as Armstrong tells it is untidy and tragic and comical all at once' TESSA HADLEY On the saddles of warlords, draping the walls of...

One Marine's Passion for Ancient Civilizations and the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures. A blend of treasure hunt, police procedural, war-time thriller, and exposé of the international black-market in stolen art, told in the voice of a truly remarkable man: a soldier, a...