{"product_id":"painted-lies-david-chisholm-9798278516668","title":"Painted Lies: A Public Trust Legal Thriller","description":"\u003cb\u003eA stolen masterpiece. A ghost from the past. The con of a lifetime.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosco Wheeler\u003c\/b\u003e has spent five years running from his past. He reinvented himself as a charm-heavy fixer for the Public Trust, leaving his life as a high-end art thief behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the past has a way of catching up. And this time, it kicked down the front door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cb\u003eHarlin Banks\u003c\/b\u003e returns home to find his apartment destroyed and a knife pinning a playing card to the wall, the message is clear: \u003ci\u003eWe have him.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian Devereaux\u003c\/b\u003e, a ruthless Creole mob boss from New Orleans, has kidnapped Rosco. The ransom? \u003cb\u003eThe Open Window\u003c\/b\u003e, a priceless Matisse painting that Rosco stole five years ago and supposedly destroyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevereaux gives Harlin forty-eight hours to find the painting and bring it to the ghostly columns of the \u003cb\u003eWindsor Ruins\u003c\/b\u003e, or Rosco dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarlin is a lawyer, not a treasure hunter. But to save his friend, he has to think like a thief. With \u003cb\u003eSam Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e providing the firepower, Harlin follows a trail of cryptic clues Rosco left behind-clues that lead from the dusty stacks of the State Law Library to the high-society world of art forgery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut they aren't the only ones looking. The FBI Art Crime Team is closing in, and a vengeful enemy from the Delta has returned to settle a score.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrapped between the Feds, the Mob, and a clock that's running out, Harlin must orchestrate the most dangerous exchange of his life. To walk away alive, he doesn't just need the truth. He needs a lie so beautiful, everyone believes it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon't worry about the mule, just load the wagon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Public Trust faces their final test in this explosive season finale where the price of loyalty is higher than any painting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A masterpiece of suspense. \u003ci\u003ePainted Lies\u003c\/i\u003e brings the series to a heart-stopping conclusion that twists until the very last page.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Chisholm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798278516668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"David Chisholm","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171220758783,"sku":"9798278516668","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/painted-lies-david-chisholm-9798278516668","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}