** Finalist, The People's Book Prize, 2013 ** Painting By Numbers is a DARK, SURREAL THRILLER that follows one man's relentless pursuit into an old truth buried deep within. Day after day, Jacob Boyce - faltering academic and failing husband - visits a 17th century allegorical painting which hangs in a Glasgow art gallery. By using a series of measurements and calculations, he attempts to create a mathematical theory that will decipher the code locked into its canvas. As more of the painting's hidden SECRETS are revealed, ...
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** Finalist, The People's Book Prize, 2013 ** Painting By Numbers is a DARK, SURREAL THRILLER that follows one man's relentless pursuit into an old truth buried deep within. Day after day, Jacob Boyce - faltering academic and failing husband - visits a 17th century allegorical painting which hangs in a Glasgow art gallery. By using a series of measurements and calculations, he attempts to create a mathematical theory that will decipher the code locked into its canvas. As more of the painting's hidden SECRETS are revealed, and he meets a mysterious young woman, Jacob's life spirals into chaos. The object of his obsession has begun to move.
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