Chapter 27: Loose Lips On Board

![Detail: the wrecked ship in the distance](/images/swr4000dpijpeg auto levels adj wreckweb.jpg)

Detail: the wrecked ship in the distance

The winery tour had gone well. Back on the boat, the rocking motion loosened tongues. Martin leaned back and let slip what he’d been holding back.

“We’re all in each other’s pockets—it’s like incest in a way.”

Bob was silenced. The insider had confirmed what they’d suspected: the art world was a closed club, and outsiders need not apply.


This is an excerpt. Read the full chapter in Art World’s Dirty Little Secret.

Chapter 26: Looking Blindly

Chapter 28: Backroom Whispers