Difficult to Follow

White Lead: A Novel of Suspense

By: Susan Daitch

Rating: 2 of 5

I am a huge mystery buff and I really enjoy mysteries which deal with the art world. That being said, “White Lead” was a book that I found difficult to follow and equally difficult to finish.

The plot line is rather convoluted but follows an art conservationist as she runs from dangerous situation to even more dangerous situation. The problem was that I never fully understood why she was involved, how she got away time and time again and, in the end, I really did not understand the ending (which left too many open plot lines – perhaps thinking there would be more in this series?)

It took me quite a while to finish this book. There were some bits of information about art conservation and antique pigments, etc. that were interesting but as a mystery/thriller, I simply could not get interested in the book.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.