MarkShellshear
Death by Art
Book 2 of the Golden Rose Series
Art is not always beautiful. Sometimes it is a weapon.
Eddis Marx thought he had left the shadows behind. As the owner of the Golden Rose Gallery, his life is now filled with auctions, artists, and the quiet pursuit of beauty. But when a lost Juan Luna - a painting many believed to be a myth - surfaces in Manila, Eddis is drawn into a world far more dangerous than anything hanging on his walls.
The painting is priceless. The family that owns it is lethal. And the man who wants it most will stop at nothing - not even murder.
With his wife Pinky at his side and the powerful Shie family behind him, Eddis must navigate a web of rivals, dealers, and desperate men. But in a world where a single painting can buy a life - or end one - trust is a luxury he cannot afford.
As the auction date approaches, so does the threat. The Punzal family wants revenge. Raymond Vergar wants the painting. And Raffie Florence, once an ally, now burns with jealousy. When the lines between art and crime blur, Eddis discovers that the most dangerous pieces are not hanging on walls - they are the people who want them.
Death by Art is the second book in the Golden Rose Series - a story of love, loyalty, and the price of beauty in a world where blood and gold are traded in the same breath.