About the book:
Domina
Judith Rashleigh has made it.
Living in luxury amidst the splendours of Venice, she's finally enjoying the life she killed for. But someone knows what Judith's done.
Judith can only save herself by finding a priceless painting - unfortunately, one that she's convinced doesn't even exist.
And she's not the only one seeking it.This time, Judith isn't in control. Outflanked and out-thought, outrun and outgunned, she faces an enemy more ruthless and more powerful than she ever imagined.
And if she doesn't win, she dies.
Maestra:
Judith Rashleigh works as an assistant in a prestigious London auction house, but her dreams of breaking into the art world have been gradually dulled by the blunt forces of snobbery and corruption. To make ends meet she moonlights as a hostess in one of the West End's less salubrious bars - although her work there pales against her activities on nights off. When Judith stumbles across a conspiracy at her auction house, she is fired before she can expose the fraud. In desperation, she accepts an offer from one of the bar's clients to accompany him to the French Riviera. But when an ill-advised attempt to slip him sedatives has momentous consequences, Judith finds herself fleeing for her life. Now alone and in danger, all Judith has to rely on is her consummate ability to fake it amongst the rich and famous - and the inside track on the hugely lucrative art fraud that triggered her dismissal. Set in the exotic palaces and yachts of Europe's seriously wealthy, MAESTRA is a shockingly original thriller.With a heroine as wickedly perceptive as Amy Dunne and as dangerous as Lisbeth Salander, this marks the beginning of a razor-sharp and meteoric sequence of novels that will have readers around the world on the edge of their seats and holding their breath.
About the author:
LS Hilton – who is also Lisa Hilton – is a well-known and widely published British author, journalist, biographer and art critic. Since Maestra’s publication last year, Lisa has been named Glamour Magazine's 'Writer of the Year' and as one of PORTER magazine’s #IncredibleWomen of 2016. Sony Pictures have acquired Maestra’s film rights: Amy Pascal (Ghostbusters) is scheduled to produce the film with the screenplay written by Erin Cressida Wilson (The Girl on the Train, Secretary). Maestra was the Sunday Times number 1 bestseller and a New York Times bestseller.
Lisa is also an opera librettist – she wrote Love Hurts, with music by Nicola Moro in late 2016 and the opera received its first performance in Milano at the Piccolo Teatro on 25 June 2016, conducted by James Ross. The US premiere followed in New York City, at Symphony Space, on 28 October 2016. She also just curated the recent (controversial) Caravaggio show with Dr James Bradburne, the Anglo-Canadian director of the Pinacoteca di Brera gallery.
Lisa has lived in Key West, New York, Paris and Milan, and is presently based in London. Her latest book, Domina, will be released in India in May 2017
