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Bernadette’s Problem
Novel by Clay G. Small
Can Henry Lindon somehow juggle a runaway grand jury and a misconceived art forgery?
Law professor Henry Lindon is astonished to find himself as the foreman of a dysfunctional grand jury in Dallas, Texas. While his inappropriately selected fellow jurists behave erratically, Henry’s stress accelerates when he receives word from his alluring friend Bernadette that she is in dire need of his help in Holland.
During a break from the grand jury proceedings, Henry flies to Amsterdam with his well-to-do, ne’er-do-well brother and learns that Bernadette has expertly forged a seventeenth century painting. The painting was intended as an elaborate prank to humiliate a pompous art professor who misappropriated her literary work as his own. But Bernadette’s plan is waylaid by her sociopathic daughter and her intended lesson in feminism is in danger of becoming a criminal fraud. Can Henry help Bernadette avoid charges of forgery by retrieving the painting before it is sold? And when he returns to his grand jury duties, can he steer his rebellious fellow jurors back to their sworn duties?
Bernadette’s Problem is a fast-paced and frequently humorous novel weaving together fascinating insights into forgery, Holland, and the little understood United States grand jury system.
The Forger’s Forgery
Novel by Clay G. Small
When art mimics life, somebody’s going to get what’s coming to them…
Professor Henry Lindon’s plane has just touched down in Amsterdam, where he’s come to work as a visiting professor. Lindon is torn between leaving his troubled wife, Marylou, behind in Dallas and feeling relieved and excited about starting a new chapter in a lively city. The taxi drops him off at an elegant building at Roetersstraat 8-1, where he’s greeted by his university liaison and soon-to-be neighbor, the lovely and spunky art professor Bernadette Gordon. After settling into his apartment, Lindon changes clothes and sets out to explore canals and cafes, wondering what the dinner invitation from Bernadette means for his fresh start.
But troubles from the past soon cross the Atlantic. Lindon discovers that the notorious Dutch art forger Han van Meegeren, born in 1899, is about to play a part in Lindon’s own personal drama. With evil closing in, Lindon, Bernadette, and Marylou find that secrets of the art world may hold the key to settling old scores and putting a predator away for good.
Clay G. Small – When Art Mimics Life, Somebody’s Going to Get What’s Coming to Them (Clay G. Small’s presentation at The Allen Public Library)
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