The Surrealist Affair by Jacqueline Corcoran – a Review

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Description:
Elle Dakin is shocked when she’s given the opportunity to fly to Paris to attribute a newly discovered painting to her favorite artist. After all, why would they choose a broke, struggling Art History doctoral student for such an honored task? When she arrives in Paris, she realizes the deal was too good to be true—suddenly she’s neck deep in a murder, an international art theft, and threats to her safety. Thank goodness Ryan, an art exporter, comes to her aid, protecting her from the dangerous side of Paris and those who would try to harm her. And it doesn’t hurt that he’s sinfully handsome…until she discovers he has just as many secrets as everyone she’s met on this trip of a lifetime gone wrong…

The last assignment undercover FBI agent Ryan DeLong wants is to investigate art theft. But here he is, stuck in Paris, chasing down the thieves of a million-dollar masterpiece. The only bright spot is Elle, the shy but enchanting doctoral student who teaches him about more than just the beauty of Surrealism. He can’t tell her the truth of his identity, plus he refuses to get romantically involved with anyone while he’s on a case. But when he learns Elle also has things to hide, he begins to doubt everything he thought he knew about her.

Review:

Elle Dakin is trying to figure out what to do her doctoral thesis about. A call from a friend of her advisor sends Elle to Paris for authenticating a painting by a famous French artist. Ryan DeLong is wanting to get back to working for the FBI Counterterrorism unit from the art theft department. The recent theft of that same French artist’s painting sends him to Paris looking for the painting. Elle’s second trip to Paris is anything but wonderful.Ryan isn’t enthusiastic with Paris and doesn’t see the charm. Elle and Ryan’s continued consequential meetings will bring danger, passion and The Surrealist Affair.

Jacqueline Corcoran’s The Surrealist Affair is a suspenseful story of the theft of a famous painting that takes her main characters on a dangerous trip to Paris following leads and looking for a new painting of the famous artist. The intrigue will keep you guessing what just may come next. A PhD student will find danger and possibly love on a trip to Paris for authenticating a new painting by a famous French artist. Elle Dakin’s trip to Paris doesn’t go as planned and a handsome stranger catches her attention. A FBI agent wanting to get back to a very dangerous unit will follow clues and his intuition to find a painting, passion and a killer.

The Surrealist Affair keeps the reader on the edge with where is the painting, whose behind all the danger. Who murdered the grandson of a famous artist? Will he be able to save the damsel in distress? With danger around every corner, a chance to get back to a dream job, a passion between two people just end in The Surrealist Affair.

Jacqueline Corcoran writes a story full of suspense, intrigue, and keep the reader guessing on who is behind it all. The reader will be surprised by the bad guys and the twist and turns in this story of art theft, fraud, and things not being as they seem. The truth just may be what this PhD student needs to finally write to finish graduate school. The Surrealist Affair is a dangerous trip to Paris, France that will surprise the reader and wanting them to come back for more Jacqueline Corcoran.

Reviewed by Kim

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