Mystery at The Biltmore #4

The Farouk Forgery

Peggy Collins author Colleen Nelson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Pajama Press

Publishing:23rd Jun '26

£14.08

This title is due to be published on 23rd June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Mystery at The Biltmore #4 cover

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Elodie LaRue is back in action in this newest installment of the Mystery at the Biltmore series. Someone has swapped the Farouk’s Jackson Pollock famous painting out with a fake, right under their noses! Can the LaRue Detective Agency solve their highest-profile case yet? And will Elodie measure up in her parents’ world of art crime investigation?

A high-profile art theft grabs the attention of the famed Mr. and Mrs. LaRue, but this time they have a sidekick...Elodie herself! Can Elodie measure up in the high-profile world of art crime, or will she struggle to see the big picture. 

Biltmore residents Mr. and Mrs. Farouk have spent millions renovating their apartment and now it’s finally ready for their feature in the New York Times Style Magazine. But when they discover the centerpiece of the apartment–their new $7 million Jackson Pollock painting–is a fake, what are they to do? With the Farouk’s desperate for the help of a LaRue, Elodie and Co. take on the case. Can the LaRue Detective Agency foil the forger in time for the magazine shoot? Or will Elodie’s self-doubt overshadow them all? 

Full-color illustrations throughout by award-winning artist Peggy Collins bring additional humor to the cast of quirky characters and enhancing the reading experience for new independent readers.   

From the award-winning author of The Umbrella House, Colleen Nelson brings another New York apartment building to life in Mystery at the Biltmore #3: A Recipe for Robbery. Written with charm and wit, Mystery at The Biltmore is Only Murders in the Building meets Harriet the Spy.   

ISBN: 9781772783636

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

136 pages