Dead Drop

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Read a review from Jon Wilkins at Everybody’s Reviewing

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

A lyrical, daring thriller that hurls you into the dark world of art theft with unexpected insights. Stephanie Carty, author of Shattered

Malby’s novel proves once and for all that thrillers can be both hugely compelling and beautifully written. This is virtuosic storytelling, as vibrant as a Klimt painting, as lyrical as a Viennese waltz, as atmospheric as a Carol Reed film. I loved it. Jonathan P Taylor, author and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Leicester

An exquisitely written, poetic journey through the underbelly of Vienna’s artworld, Dead Drop is littered with secrets and laced with tension. F C Malby is a writer to watch! Jane Isaac, best-selling author of crime thrillers

‘I cannot recall ever reading a book with such a sensual, sense-ful, scent-ful opening…Liesl finds herself in a terrifying world of murder and deception in this well-researched, beautifully written thriller.’ Jon Wilkins, Everybody’s Reviewing

READER REVIEWS

‘A Descriptive Masterpiece – I usually speed read books and whizz through them in no time at all but this book was different. The descriptions were so detailed and captivating that I needed/wanted to take my time and savour every page. It’s beautiful and intriguing at the same time.’

‘A nail-biting thriller that makes you think…Dead Drop demonstrates that even art thieves have morals, and I found myself questioning the ethics of art ownership.’

‘I quickly warmed to the main character, Liesl, and her involvement in the main plot. Keen to unfold the mystery, I didn’t put the book down until I had finished it!’

A fast-paced, intelligent thriller that exposes the undercover world of art heists and takes us on a roller-coaster ride through Vienna’s renown galleries and museums as skilled art thief, Leisl, steals and returns paintings to private collectors. Until she comes up against a truth that makes her question everything she knows.

Leisl is an art thief and an exceptionally good one. She steals priceless paintings from Vienna’s art galleries and delivers them to private collectors. This life of anonymous notes and meticulous planning, of adrenaline-fuelled dead drops and dramatic escapes, suits her restless spirit and desire for solitude and anonymity. But when Leisl finds a body on Stephansplatz underground steps instead of the expected note, she understands that she’s involved in a deadly game and that her own life is in danger.