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Join us for an in-person *Thrill Seekers* Book Club Discussion for The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews + a curated Cocktail/Mocktail Mixology Class on Saturday, August 22nd from 4-6 pm at Bitter & Sweet Cocktail Boutique in Arlington Heights!

PRE-READING IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS EVENT…

Local Book Lovers will gather to discuss The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews with our *Thrill Seekers* Book Club Group at Bitter & Sweet Cocktail Boutique (157 N Evergreen Ave) in Arlington Heights, where they will also take a one-hour curated cocktail / mocktail mixology class to make (& taste!) some themed bevys inspired by the characters, plots and settings of the story. Guests will get a FREE TAKE-AWAY GIFT + EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS FROM OUR BOOKTIQUE!

With each Book Club sign up, you can choose to receive a physical copy of the featured book(s) to read before we meet in-person (CLICK THE CHECKBOX(ES) TO ADD A COPY OF THE BOOK(S) TO YOUR ORDER), decide to download an audiobook from the link below before the event, OR opt to grab your book(s) from the library / share your book(s) with a friend.

NOTE: EACH $15 TICKET PURCHASED ABOVE INCLUDES THE BOOK DISCUSSION, A ONE-HOUR CURATED COCKTAIL/MOCKTAIL MIXOLOGY CLASS, A SPECIAL TREAT FROM OUR BOOKTIQUE & VIRTUAL COUPON FOR SHOPPING.

BOOK SYNOPSIS

“Alexandra Andrews is monied Manhattan’s very own Agatha Christie.” - Ada Calhoun

From the critically acclaimed author of Who is Maud Dixon? comes a riveting new novel about a young wife and mother in a world of wealth and privilege, whose rash mistake sets off a domino effect of murder and betrayal...

In the beginning, there was art.

It was Clare Bast’s love of art that saved her from a bleak, predictable life in upstate New York, and drew her to the cultured world of Manhattan’s Upper East Side where she met Jed, her doting, affluent husband.

Despite her best efforts - including a half-finished PhD, abandoned when her daughter Sadie was born - Clare secretly can’t help but feel like an imposter in Jed’s one-percent, Park-Avenue life.

When the well-connected wife of Jed’s new boss introduces her to influential friends - a curator here, a gallerist there, an aficionado abroad - Clare feels an essential part of herself coming alive again. And when she discovers that an important work painted by the subject of her unfinished dissertation is hanging in the brownstone of a seductively attractive dealer, she believes fate is leading her where she belongs... until she finds herself at the scene of a gruesome murder and a stolen masterpiece. Caught in the perfectly wrong place at the perfectly wrong time, every clue the investigation uncovers points back to her.

Suddenly, Clare is trapped inside a dark and treacherous art world filled with unscrupulous dealers and international criminals. What, exactly, has she gotten herself into... and how is she going to get herself, and her family, out?

RECOMMENDED FOR: Grown-Ups

OUR BOOKS ARE LISTED BY AGE GROUP to indicate that the content is engaging and appropriate for those selected ages. PLEASE NOTE: They may not be the appropriate reading level for every individual at those ages or may extend beyond the brackets.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

Publisher: Harper

Publish Date: May 05, 2026

Pages: 320

Dimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches | 0.95 pounds

Language: English

Type: Hardcover 

Condition: NEW