THE VANISHING MAN

Fusing detection and biography, this book shows how and why great works of art can affect us, even to the point of mania. And on the trail of John Snare, Cumming makes a surprising discovery of her own. But most movingly, The Vanishing Man is an eloquent and passi onate homage to the Spanish master Velazquez, bringing us closer to the creation and appreciation of his works than ever before.