PAINTED

“Caravaggio meets Poltergeist.” “The chapters where she is alone in the house are so unbelievably spooky.” “I've finished! OMG it got so tense towards the end.”

A portrait with an eerie familiarity.Kubin's lawyer didn't share the detailed instructions regarding the handling of the art and Anita and her team start work in ignorance of the very instructions designed to keep them safe. Safe from the art.One by one, the people in the portraits climb out of their frames, free at last from the confines of their canvas. And they have no intention of ever returningPerfect for lovers of Rachel Caine and Willow Rose. What readers are saying about PAINTED:"Caravaggio meets Poltergeist.""The chapters where she is alone in the house are so unbelievably spooky.""This is no ordinary house and these are no ordinary portraits. The plot is sensationally addictive and the creepy factor kept me alert page after page.The author teases you with a story that reveals its secrets slowly, bit by bit - mesmerising.". If art can capture a soul, what happens when one of those souls escapes?When art appraiser Anita Cassatt is sent to catalogue the extensive collection of reclusive artist Leo Kubin, it isn't only the chilly atmosphere of the secluded house making her shiver, it's the silent audience of portraits clustered on every wall watching her, including those of the unfinished portrait on the artist's easel

For many years Kirsten McKenzie worked in her family's antique store, where she went from being allowed to sell the 50c postcards in the corner of Antique Alley as a child, to selling $5,000 Worcester vases and seventeenth century silverware, providing a unique insight into the world of antiques which touches every aspect of her writing.

Vicky Adin said It's the little things that count. I am not usually a reader of horror novels. I came to know McKenzie's writing through her historical fiction novels which display her love and knowledge of antiques. Painted continues her love of antiques with descriptions of the amazing rooms in this novel. Room by room, character by characte. "Chilling thriller." according to Fletcher Mckinsey. I am not a big reader, only 12 books a year and mainly business books - I had a friend go on and on about this book. My perception was it was not my cup of tea, but I do enjoy good thrillers if I can't find it as a movie. Wow, what a book, once I started I could not put it down, I needed to fi. "Couldn't put it down!" according to Michelle B. I really enjoyed Kirsten's first two novels and I was super excited when the third was released. This book is a real page turner and it was so detailed in it's descriptions I could see this place in my mind even visualize the characters. This author really has a way of drawing the reader in.Ca