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A Beautiful Crime
''A Beautiful Crime'' is a 2020 crime fiction novel by the American writer and editor Christopher Bollen. It is Bollen's fourth novel and was written in 2018 during a artist-in-residence, residency in Paris. The novel was first published in the United States by Harper (publisher), Harper on January 28, 2020. The story, which is set in Venice, centers on boyfriends Nick Brink and Clay Guillory, who sell an inherited collection of forged silver antiques to a wealthy acquaintance from Clay's past. Their deception quickly leads to more serious crimes, as Clay attempts to sell an expensive property that he does not fully own and Nick murders a silver appraiser who threatened to expose their initial scheme. Bollen described ''A Beautiful Crime'' as his most personal novel to date, and elements of the plot and character backgrounds are inspired by his own life. The novel explores the overtourism and depopulation of Venice, and the intersection of greed, morality, and social class. ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Bollen
Christopher Bollen (born November 26, 1975) is an American novelist and magazine writer/editor who lives in New York City. Describing his novels, ''The Daily Telegraph'' notes that "Bollen writes expansive, psychologically probing novels in the manner of John Updike, Updike, Jeffrey Eugenides, Eugenides and Jonathan Franzen, Franzen, but he is also an avowed disciple of Agatha Christie." Early life Bollen grew up in Cincinnati, where he graduated from St. Xavier High School (Ohio), St. Xavier High School. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University in 1998. Career Bollen was the editor-in-chief of ''Interview (magazine), Interview'' from early 2008 to mid-2009, after serving as editor-in-chief of ''V (American magazine), V''. After stepping down as editor-in-chief, he continued on as editor-at-large of ''Interview''. On May 21, 2018, the publication ceased operations completely after nearly 50 years. Bollen also writes about art and culture at other publications like '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
