A review by susiedoom
Portrait of an Unknown Lady by María Gainza

4.0

An anonymous art forger is making waves in the Buenos Aires art scene with their imitations of works by a famous portraitist. One art critic and auction house employee becomes obsessed with finding out the forger's identity and explores some interesting history and ethics around art crimes along the way.

This was a quick and thought-provoking read about art, forgery, and ethics. It breaks the mold in a lot of ways for what you might expect from a crime novel, but I really enjoyed all the interesting ways it approached the story. The anonymous narrator was effective and provocative, but I did want to know more about her!