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B.A. Shapiro

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Hartford, CT, The United States

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http://bashapirobooks.com

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Suspense

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B.A. Shapiro is the award-wining, NYT bestselling author of THE MURALIST and THE ART FORGER, both stories of art, mystery and history with a bit of romance thrown in.

She's also written five suspense novels -- THE SAFE ROOM, BLIND SPOT, SEE NO EVIL, BLAMELESS and SHATTERED ECHOES -- four screenplays and the nonfiction book, THE BIG SQUEEZE.

In her previous career incarnations, she directed research projects for a residential substance abuse facility, worked as a systems analyst/statistician, headed the Boston office of a software development firm, and served as an adjunct professor teaching sociology at Tufts University and creative writing at Northeastern University.

She began her writing career when she quit her high-pressure job after th ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 113,943 ratings · 9,963 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Art Forger 3.75 avg rating — 92,382 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Muralist 3.78 avg rating — 12,652 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collector’s Apprentice 3.62 avg rating — 5,098 ratings — published 2018 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metropolis 3.91 avg rating — 3,695 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Masterpiece 3.90 avg rating — 387 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Safe Room by Barbara A. Shapiro, B.A. Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blameless by Barbara A. Shapiro, B.A. Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 1995 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blind Spot by Barbara A. Shapiro, B.A. Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	See No Evil by Barbara A. Shapiro, B.A. Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1996 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shattered Echoes by Barbara A. Shapiro, B.A. Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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B.A. Shapiro answered Peter Herrmann's question: Do you do any painting, yourself? - and if so, do you exhibit? Asking because you seem to know about technique (as well as history). I enjoyed the Muralist last year, and am mid-way through 'The Art Forger' - enjoying it (and learning much from it) it immensely. Hi Peter. So glad you enjoyed and are enjoying my books. And no, I'm not a painter, very little artistic talent, but I do love art and I'm a good researcher. Goes for history too. They say you should write what you know, but I like to write what I wa See Full Answer
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“Without light nothing can be seen. And with it, still so much is unobserved.”
― B.A. Shapiro, The Art Forger

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“Americans do not understand that artists are different from ordinary people. That this does not make them insane. This is what makes them artists.”
― B.A. Shapiro, The Muralist

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“Now that I'm inside, out of view of the millions of people who could care less about the absence or presence of my soul, I feel somewhat better.”
― B.A. Shapiro, The Art Forger

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