The Gallery Assistant bookcover

The Gallery Assistant

A Novel

Kate Belli 

(Author)

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Oct 14, 2025

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Description

This twisty and sinister thriller follows a New York art gallery assistant reckoning with her past and now trapped in a web of deceit after an up-and-coming painter is murdered—perfect for fans of Katy Hays and Julia Bartz.

November 2001: Chloe Harlow wakes up late, with hazy memories of the party the night before but no recollection of how she got back to her Brooklyn apartment. Ever since the terrifying and catastrophic terrorist attack, it seems she has been on a collision course with destruction.

When she finally arrives at the exclusive Upper East Side art gallery where she works, she is immediately called into her boss’s office. A pair of NYPD detectives greet her, also very curious to know how her evening ended…because the host of the party, a rising painter and the gallery’s newest artist, is dead.

Navigating both the sophisticated high-stakes art world and her personal life in burgeoning Williamsburg, Chloe struggles to piece together a complete picture of that lost night. As she digs deeper, inconsistencies emerge between what she remembers and what people tell her actually happened, and more questions are raised. Everything begins to feel like a conspiracy and maybe it is. Because Chloe is the only one who glimpses the secrets the murdered artist left behind, and the closer she gets to the truth…the more deadly it becomes.

Product Details

PublisherAtria/Emily Bestler Books
Publish DateOctober 14, 2025
Pages288
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconHardback
EAN/UPC9781668093658
Dimensions228.6 X 152.4 X 18.9 mm | 480.8 g

About the Author

Kate Belli is the author of The Gallery Assistant and the widely praised Gilded Gotham historical mystery series.  She holds a doctorate in art history and has variously worked as an antiques appraiser, a museum curator, and a college professor. Kate is currently a gallery director at a Pennsylvania college.  Find out more at KateBelli.com. 

Reviews

*Praise for the Works of Kate Belli*
"Riveting."
"An excellent mystery brimming with danger, romance, and historical tidbits."
"A fantastic debut."
"Keeps you on the edge of your seat."

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