By Clive Lord
In the high-stakes world of fine art, beauty and brutality often share the same frame. In Anita’s Lot: Money—The Ultimate Motivator, author Clive Lord delivers a gripping international thriller that exposes the shadowy undercurrents running beneath the glittering surface of multimillion-dollar auctions. Drawing from his experience as a former senior executive inside the auction world, Lord brings authenticity, tension, and razor-sharp insight to a story where fortune, ambition, and danger collide.
What begins as a forced reassignment for Inspector Anita Wu—banished to the underfunded, overlooked Art Squad after a scandal derails her career—quickly becomes the most consequential case of her life. A string of mysterious deaths among the globe’s richest collectors pushes Anita into a world where every masterpiece has a hidden history, and every bidder has something to lose. With each clue, each interview, and each continent-crossing lead, she discovers that the glamorous world of art isn’t just competitive… it’s deadly.
But this isn’t just a crime novel. It’s an immersive journey into the culture, psychology, and cutthroat economics of elite art trading. Lord blends suspense with insider knowledge—revealing the famous “3 Ds” that fuel auctions, the ruthless rivalries between major houses, and the eccentric, often extravagant lives of the ultra-wealthy buyers who shape the market. The result is a mystery that feels both cinematic and startlingly real, grounded in details only an industry insider could provide.
From secretive collectors’ estates to tense bidding wars, Anita’s Lot moves with the same precision and intrigue as the art it revolves around. As Anita follows the threads of a conspiracy intricately woven into the auction world itself, she must confront not only a lethal network of power and greed, but the scandal that cost her everything. Solving the case isn’t just about justice—it’s her only chance at redemption.
Readers have praised the novel as “epic,” “authentic,” and “an insider’s view” of an industry often shrouded in myth. With its blend of global intrigue, high-end glamour, and grounded investigative grit, Anita’s Lot offers a thriller that is as informative as it is addictive.
Book Details
Title: Anita’s Lot: Money—The Ultimate Motivator (Crime, murder and scandal in the rarefied world of art auctions. Book 1)
Author: Clive Lord
Genre: Crime Thriller, Mystery, International Suspense
Format: Paperback / eBook
Themes: Art crime, wealth and power, redemption, conspiracy, insider look at auction houses
