Pollock’s Last Lover bu Stephen P. Kiernan

There’s something about a good art mystery on a gray, salty afternoon. Pour the tea. Settle into the chair by the window. This one will keep you turning pages long past the tide’s return.

Set in New York City across two eras—the smoky, ambitious 1950s and the glittering early 2000s—Pollock’s Last Lover follows two women whose lives collide over the art and legacy of the brilliant, tragic painter Jackson Pollock.

In 2006, a Pollock sells at Sotheby’s for a record $140 million. Two weeks later, an older woman in high heels and a dusty fascinator walks into a smaller auction house with a claim: she was Pollock’s lover, and he gave her his final painting. The bidding starts at $50 million.

Enter Gwen, an up-and-coming associate tasked with verifying the painting’s authenticity. It’s the biggest project of her career—and every step raises darker questions. About Ruth’s cunning rise through the art world. About what really caused Pollock’s sudden, violent death.

What unfolds is a rich, multigenerational portrait of women’s ambition, moving from Greenwich Village dive bars to high-stakes auction floors. A story about power, deception, and carving out freedom on your own terms.

Historical fiction, literary mystery, and a spirited character study all in one. For readers who love their novels smart, atmospheric, and a little dangerous.

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