The North River Hals
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The North River Hals
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Narrated by:
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Sarah MacNeill
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By:
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C.W. Haldon
Veronica "Ronnie" Fairfax knows the art world for what it is: part scholarship, part theater, part money, and part belief.
When a neglected seventeenth-century portrait surfaces at a small Belgian auction, Ronnie sees more than a possible masterpiece. She sees an opportunity.
The painting may be by Frans Hals. It may be worth a fortune. And if the right museum can be persuaded to investigate it honestly, its own experts may do most of the work Ronnie needs.
But North River is not an easy target. Its curators are skeptical, its lawyers are cautious, and Ronnie is carrying baggage of her own—a lawsuit from a former client who would be delighted to damage her reputation.
To make the operation work, Ronnie needs almost everything to be true.
Almost.
The North River Hals is an art-world crime story about provenance, persuasion, institutional pride, and a woman who understands that the most convincing deception is the one built almost entirely from facts.
©2026 Wesley Perkins (P)2026 Wesley Perkins
