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jordysbookclub 's review for:
A Beautiful Crime
by Christopher Bollen
QUICK TAKE: A stunning crime caper with an LGBTQ twist. Set against the backdrop of Venice, Italy, the story revolves around Nick and Clay, a gay couple running from their troubled past to start fresh in Europe. However, in order to start their new life, the couple needs money, so they decide to sell a collection of counterfeit antiques to an unsuspecting American living in Venice who happens to have a complicated history with Clay. It’s part THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, part THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, and to say anything else about the story would spoil the fun. It’s “sophisticated and savage”, full of complicated characters and beautiful imagery; it’s stylish and sexy, but also packs an emotional gut-punch, and it’s the mix of high-stakes and heartbreak that really elevate this book above so many other titles I’ve read this year.