John Fisher
The Lugano Lowry
The eye of the beholder may define great art, but William Catchpole thought he could persuade the eye to see only what suited him.
The Lugano Lowry
The Lugano Lowry is the book which the producers in The Southend Spielberg have decided to make into a film.
It has all the elements, the exotic locations, the wealth, the deception and the big drama at the end.
It sets out to tell the story af an art dealer who is a rogue and takes everyone for all he can. It is not that he has no interest in art, he studied it at college and appreciates much of the material he sells.
His trouble is that as a banker from a family of bankers for all his artistic pretentions he can't stop being what his family had intended all along.
And inevitably this leads to behaviour which is rather questionable.
William Catchpole gets away with murder, metaphorically speaking until one of his early misdemeanors catch up with him from an unlikely chain of events.
His problem now is that he has no idea that he is the subject of an elaborate sting and such is his arrogance that he is well and truly hooked and can only look on in horror as his empire collapses before his and the eyes of the worlds press.
The Lugano Lowry is the book which the producers in The Southend Spielberg have decided to make into a film.
It has all the elements, the exotic locations, the wealth, the deception and the big drama at the end.
It sets out to tell the story af an art dealer who is a rogue and takes everyone for all he can. It is not that he has no interest in art, he studied it at college and appreciates much of the material he sells.
His trouble is that as a banker from a family of bankers for all his artistic pretentions he can't stop being what his family had intended all along.
And inevitably this leads to behaviour which is rather questionable.
William Catchpole gets away with murder, metaphorically speaking until one of his early misdemeanors catch up with him from an unlikely chain of events.
His problem now is that he has no idea that he is the subject of an elaborate sting and such is his arrogance that he is well and truly hooked and can only look on in horror as his empire collapses before his and the eyes of the worlds press.
Characters
WILLIAM CATCHPOLE
William has a huge ego, he believes that the world revolves around him, and if it doesn't it bloody well should.
His education and background have convinced him that he is above the law, he sees people as there to enable him to realise whateven his current ambition.
William has a huge ego, he believes that the world revolves around him, and if it doesn't it bloody well should.
His education and background have convinced him that he is above the law, he sees people as there to enable him to realise whateven his current ambition.
MATT
An artist and restorer who has been in jail for one bad judgement is placed in a dilemma when he comes out of prison expecting to leave the art world but is offered a job by William, he is flattered but the wisdom of the move is flawed and he knows this from the start, but cant resist and unbelievable offer.