PLAYING THE GAME

Annette Remington was thrilled when a client came to her with a Rembrandt painting his client had inherited from his uncle. The auction was a huge success and now her client has located more artwork that he wants to sell. Annette's husband, 20 years her senior, controlling but her mentor, insists that she do a big interview to get her name out and keep the publicity going. Annette is reluctant but agrees to do one interview with Jack Chalmers, a young journalist who is known for being fair and a great writer. When Annette and Jack work on the interview, everything in Annette's seemingly perfect world begins to crumble. I have read quite a few books by Barbara Taylor Bradford but none recently. I enjoyed this story and learned quite a bit about the art world. As usual, her characters are very interesting and enjoyable. I felt that the ending of this story was quite weak. There was a big build up of the story and it seemed that a confrontation was inevitable. Instead, a main character dies and all is resolved. I found it kind of a let down after a strong storyline up to that point. Rating - B