The Metropolitan Affair (On Central Park Book #1)
Mar 2023 · On Central Park Book 1 · Baker Books
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A Booklist Top 10 Romance Novel of 2023
Bestselling author Jocelyn Green sweeps you away in a dazzling novel of secrets, betrayal, and romance within one of New York City's most esteemed museums.
For years her explorer father promised Dr. Lauren Westlake she'd accompany him on one of his Egyptian expeditions. But as the empty promises mounted, Lauren determined to earn her own way. Now the assistant curator of Egyptology for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lauren receives two unexpected invitations.
The first is her repentant father's offer to finally bring her to Egypt as his colleague on a new expedition. The second is a chance to enter the world of New York's wealthiest patrons who have been victims of art fraud.
With Egyptomania sweeping the city after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, Detective Joe Caravello is on the hunt for a notorious forger preying on the open wallets of New York's high society. Dr. Westlake is just the expert he needs to help him track the criminal. Together they search for the truth, and the closer Lauren and Joe get to discovering the forger's identity, the more entangled they become in a web of deception and crime.
Bestselling author Jocelyn Green sweeps you away in a dazzling novel of secrets, betrayal, and romance within one of New York City's most esteemed museums.
For years her explorer father promised Dr. Lauren Westlake she'd accompany him on one of his Egyptian expeditions. But as the empty promises mounted, Lauren determined to earn her own way. Now the assistant curator of Egyptology for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lauren receives two unexpected invitations.
The first is her repentant father's offer to finally bring her to Egypt as his colleague on a new expedition. The second is a chance to enter the world of New York's wealthiest patrons who have been victims of art fraud.
With Egyptomania sweeping the city after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, Detective Joe Caravello is on the hunt for a notorious forger preying on the open wallets of New York's high society. Dr. Westlake is just the expert he needs to help him track the criminal. Together they search for the truth, and the closer Lauren and Joe get to discovering the forger's identity, the more entangled they become in a web of deception and crime.
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Sally Baumann
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April 4, 2023
Slow but sweet: This was a fairly enjoyable sweet Christian romantic suspense however I felt that it could have been amped up in all of these areas. I was just hoping for more but it was still a well written, easy read. Personally I would have liked to have seen more of a romance between Lauren and Joe and although I was glad that they ended up together, it would have been nice to witness their love rather than just relying on their knowing each other since childhood. Furthermore I found it to be slow paced and rather drawn out. I enjoyed the latter part of the book the best as things finally sped up and I was curious to see how it would all come together. It wasn't all that suspenseful as I'd quickly guessed who the guilty party was. I did appreciated the extensive research that the author had obviously done into Egyptian art. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review. All opinions expressed are solely my own.
About the author
Jocelyn Green inspires faith and courage as the bestselling author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books, including the Christy Award-winning The Mark of the King and Drawn by the Current and her On Central Park series. Learn more at jocelyngreen.com.
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