The Spectacle
$31.45
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
26 May 2026
Summary
A powerful art dealer who presents a convincing portrait of international success pulls an idealistic young gallery assistant into his web of lies. This sharp, edgy social thriller explores the price of ambition in the decadent underbelly of the high-end art world.
Nobody knows quite who Rudolph Sullivan is, or how he ascended so quickly to the glittering top of New York’s art scene. When aspiring artist and struggling gallery assistant Ingrid meets the charismatic dealer at a party, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781454960485 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1454960485 |
| Author: | Anna Barrington |
| Publisher: | Union Square & Co. |
| Imprint: | Union Square & Co. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 26 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 138mm x 32mm |
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“A high-powered page-turner, The Spectacle does a deep dive into what lies beneath the shiny veneer of the art world. With unique insights and cutting satire, Anna Barrington reveals the ambition, greed, and fraud that fuels this multibillion-dollar business–not to mention a bracing love story. Highly recommended.”–B. A. Shapiro, New York Times bestselling author of The Art Forger and The Lost Masterpiece“A highbrow fever dream of a novel, The Spectacle is tailor-made for the discerning reader who craves getting lost in a world that is chic and severe in equal measure. I inhaled this decadent glimpse into the underbelly of the art world, led with aplomb by a character of such disturbing charm, the shades of Tom Ripley and Patrick Bateman were impossible to ignore. Anna Barrington delivers a biting and brilliant debut more than deserving of its perfect title.”–Rachel Koller Croft, USA TODAY-bestselling author of Stone Cold Fox“Seductive and tense, The Spectacle pulls you behind the velvet ropes of New York’s ultra-exclusive art world and into its darker undercurrents… . In Anna Barrington’s thrilling debut, a love story intertwines with scheming dealers, pretentious artists, and ruthless collectors. The question is: will the lovers survive their own ambitions? Fans of Katy Hays’s The Cloisters and Elizabeth Kostova’s The Swan Thieves will love this sensational addition to the art world thriller.”–Lauren Nossett, author of The Professor“The status-obsessed, money-fueled New York art scene provides the backdrop for a page-turning new social thriller.”–People.com
About The Author
Anna Barrington
Anna Barrington has worked in galleries and auction houses in the art world for over five years. She received an MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art and a BA from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Originally from Atlanta, she currently lives in London, where she worked at a leading international art gallery. This is her first novel.
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