LINDA MOORE at Books Inc. Palo Alto

LINDA MOORE at Books Inc. Palo Alto

Join us for an exciting in-person event with Linda Moore at Books Inc. Palo Alto! Get ready to meet the author, hear about her latest work, and get your book signed. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with fellow book lovers and immerse yourself in the world of literature. See you there!

Desperate to save her gallery and her family from bankruptcy, Allison Blake travels to Bogotá to an art fair to meet wealthy collectors. She discovers paintings worth millions were added to her crates in scheme to launder money. Caught between warring cartels, U.S. mercenaries, and shady characters from her past, she fights to save her gallery and protect her children.
Gallery owner Ally Blake risks everything to exhibit at an art fair in Bogotá in the 1990s. She needs wealthy collectors to boost her gallery's sales and save her family from bankruptcy. When her art crates are tampered with and she discovers an ex-boyfriend and colleague from her State Department days in Santiago has involved her in a money laundering scheme, she devises a strategy to thwart the fraud, protect her children, and secure her family’s future—but pulling it off will require her to make the art deal of a lifetime.

“Love thrillers? Me, too, and Linda Moore’s whip smart Five Days in Bogotá adds extra ammunition to the genre, with a feisty art . . . heroine on the verge of bankruptcy who has to thwart art fraud, nefarious ex-boyfriend, and even drug lords, in order to keep her family safe. A hold-your-breath read about what we do for love—of family and of art.”
—Caroline Leavitt, New York Times best-selling author of Pictures of You and With or Without You

“A beguiling adventure involving valuable paintings and international conspiracy . . . a pulse-pounding game of cat-and-mouse..”
—Kirkus Reviews
“. . . a truly immersive experience. Readers interested in the art world will find her behind-the-scenes depictions of its nuanced bargaining and high-stakes networking fascinating. The characters inhabiting this complicated world are colorful and dynamic . . . A complex and clever thriller that offers an intriguing look at the art world.”
—BookLife Reviews, Editors Pick
“Exotic and exciting, Five Days in Bogotá will drop you into the international art world, where money, power, and prestige keep the stakes running high. Full of characters as colorful as the artworks themselves, Moore brings us a captivating mystery with an ever-present undercurrent of danger. The streets of Bogotá aren't safe, but Ally Blake's past is even more dangerous and she must use all of her wits to make it out of Colombia in one piece. Highly recommend.”
—Mark Pryor, author of the Hugo Marston and Henri Lefort mysteries
“Linda Moore's captivating narrative in Five Days in Bogotá is a masterclass in immersive storytelling. With vivid prose that transports you to the heart of Colombia's bustling art world, Moore crafts a thrilling tale of intrigue and betrayal. I found myself utterly engrossed, envisioning each twist and turn as if I were right there alongside Ally Blake, navigating the perilous landscape of art and deception. This is more than a book—it's a cinematic experience waiting to unfold, and I can't recommend it enough.”
—Jesse Leon, author of I'm Not Broken and No Estoy Roto
“Perfectly captures the socio-political turmoil of Colombia in the early 1990s, making the setting feel rich, vibrant, and lived-in. . . . Moore paces the narrative nicely and uses well-placed curveballs throughout the plot that will keep you guessing as to what's coming next.”
—Readers Favorite, FIVE STARS
“Moore has written a delicious read, rich with her expertise in the art world and seasoned by the salt of espionage and turmoil in South America. . . . Readers familiar with the 1973 coup in Chile, the Iran-Contra Affair, and the El Salvador Death Squads of the 1980s will find shreds of those tragedies threaded throughout Moore's story. What a page-turner this was!”
—Adam Sikes, author of The Underhanded and former CIA paramilitary officer
“It's rare to encounter a book that so convincingly and vividly evokes a time and place, as Five Days does with Pablo Escobar's Colombia. Part thriller, part historical fiction, part glimpse into the small but intriguing world of international art dealing, it's great fun and a worthy read.”
—Ron Currie, author of One-Eyed Man
“Five Days in Bogotá is a gripping literary thriller that sweeps you into the international art world from the first page. Colombia is brought vividly to life, as is the darker, seamier side of the art trade with moments of heart pounding tension that will leave you breathless.”
—Lyn Liao Butler, author of Someone Else's Life
“A romp through the beauty and mysteries of Colombia. Each page is rich with adventure and intrigue!”
—Joshua Mohr, author of Model Citizen, A Memoir
“Linda Moore has done it again. Set during an international art fair in Escobar’s 1990's Columbia, her new novel, Five Days in Bogotá, is a fast-paced, compelling read filled with intrigue, corruption, betrayal, and danger at every turn. Complete with prehistoric whistles, ... contraband paintings worth millions, and men with guns and nothing to lose, this story of a young recently-widowed gallery owner trying to save herself and her family will keep readers on the edge of their seat until the very last page.”
—Anastasia Zadeik, author of Blurred Fates

Linda Moore is an author, traveler, and recovering gallery owner. Her gallery featured contemporary artists from Latin American, Spain, and the United States and she has exhibited at numerous art fairs, including in Bogotá, Buenos Aires, and Madrid. Attribution, her debut novel was an IBPA finalist in Ben Franklin Awards for General Fiction, Eric Hoffer honorable mention winner in General Fiction, on the 2022 Sarton Book Awards Short List in Contemporary Fiction, winner of Somerset Award in Literary and Contemporary Fiction and a 2022 International Book Awards Finalist in Best New Fiction, among other distinctions. She has published award-winning exhibition catalogs and her writing has appeared in art journals and anthologies. She resides with her book-collecting husband in San Diego and is working hard on her next novel in their vacation cottage on Kauai.

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Books Inc. Palo Alto, 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, United States