Woman on Fire

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Pub Date 14 Apr 2022 | Archive Date 7 Apr 2022

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Description

The US's hottest thriller is coming to the UK! Now with Sharon Stone signed on to produce and star in the movie.


After talking her way into a job, rising young journalist Jules Roth is given an unusual assignment: locate a painting stolen by the Nazis more than 75 years earlier. The painting? None other than legendary artist Ernst Engel's most famous work, Woman on Fire. World-renowned shoe designer Ellis Baum wants this portrait of a mysterious woman for deeply personal reasons, but Jules doesn't have much time; the famous designer is dying.


Meanwhile, in Europe, provocative and powerful Margaux de Laurent also searches for the painting. Heir to her art collector family's millions, Margaux is a cunning gallerist who gets everything she wants. The only thing standing in her way is Jules. Yet Jules has resources of her own, including Adam Baum, Ellis's grandson. A recovering addict and artist in his own right, Adam was once in Margaux's clutches, and he'll do anything to help Jules locate the painting before Margaux.


A thrilling tale of secrets, love, and sacrifice, Woman on Fire tells the story of a remarkable woman and an exquisite work of art that burns bright, moving through hands, hearts, and history.


The US's hottest thriller is coming to the UK! Now with Sharon Stone signed on to produce and star in the movie.


After talking her way into a job, rising young journalist Jules Roth is given an...


Advance Praise

"Barr’s vigorous prose complements her fully realized characters. Readers will be gripped from start to finish." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)


"Woman on Fire is a sharp, propulsive page-turner that will keep readers in suspense." -- Booklist


"An exuberant and propulsive thriller laced with sex, art, and history. Lisa Barr has created an unforgettable story that forces readers to question where the line should be drawn between the pursuit of justice and the hunt for revenge." -- Alyson Richman, bestselling author of The Secret of Clouds


"Woman on Fire is an exquisite, fascinating read that hooks you with its intensity and captures your heart with emotional depth. A brilliant, seamless tale of art, atrocity, love, family, and courage, this stunning novel, both with the words and the paintings described on the pages, comes alive so vividly it's as if you are right there, seeing every remarkable moment with your own eyes. A truly astonishing novel that builds tension sentence by gorgeous sentence then crescendos to a scorching, utterly satisfying ending." -- Samantha M. Bailey, USA Today and #1 national bestselling author of Woman on the Edge


“Incredibly fast-paced and savvy, Lisa Barr takes readers into the high stakes world of art theft through the eyes of a young, gutsy journalist. Thick with history, scandal, romance and deceit, Woman on Fire is a truly compulsive read.” -- Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing


"Barr’s riveting dive into the dark side of the international art world, led by an intrepid young journalist, had me on the edge of my seat. A deliciously addictive page turner filled with twists and an unforgettable villain." -- Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue


"Addictively propulsive and laced with rapid-fire twists and turns, this sizzling tale of deception, lust, Nazi-looted art, and murder crackles with tension and comes vividly, strikingly alive in Lisa Barr's skilled hands. Part thriller, part World War II epic, part journey through the pain of loss, Woman on Fire is as vibrant as the searing work of art it revolves around, with characters so richly drawn you'll feel as if you've known them--or, in some cases, been terrified by them--forever. Woman in Gold meets Spotlight meets Basic Instinct in this extraordinary novel, which is certain to be snapped up by Hollywood just as surely as it will be devoured in one sitting by captivated readers who can't turn the pages quickly enough. Woman on Fire is unforgettable." -- Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Forest of Vanishing Stars


“We’re in a golden age of female thriller-writers, and with her latest novel, Lisa Barr joins the ranks of must-read authors. Woman on Fire hits a fiction trifecta: historical depth, fast-paced intrigue, and a riveting heroine. Juxtaposing the transformative power of art with the dark side of human nature, WOMAN ON FIRE is the best kind of page-turner, one that makes you think and feel long after the final page is turned. I’m ready for more!” -- Jamie Brenner, author of Blush and Gilt

"Barr’s vigorous prose complements her fully realized characters. Readers will be gripped from start to finish." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)


"Woman on Fire is a sharp, propulsive page-turner...


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ISBN 9781802793857
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