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No Good Time

A Nick Donahue Adventure

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Pub Date Jul 22 2025 | Archive Date Jul 25 2025
Level Best Books | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles

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Description

Everyone at The New London Arts Museum is panic-stricken. The Artemisia Gentileschi painting borrowed from a New York gallery for a blockbuster show opening in days has been switched for a forgery. And, Curator, Lady Gabriella Peake Jones, in charge of the exhibit, is the prime suspect. At a loss, Gabi asks her friends and neighbors, Nick Donahue and Marina DiPietro to find the original painting and uncover the culprits, a group of ruthless thieves running a long con. With as many suspects as there are galleries in the museum, getting it wrong isn’t a gamble Nick can afford to take.

Everyone at The New London Arts Museum is panic-stricken. The Artemisia Gentileschi painting borrowed from a New York gallery for a blockbuster show opening in days has been switched for a forgery...


A Note From the Publisher

eBook: 9781685129989

eBook: 9781685129989


Advance Praise

“Cathi Stoler’s latest Nick Donahue adventure, No Good Time, threads together high finance and high art in a thriller as stylish and suave as its hero. A professional gambler, Nick can spot a bluff from the most experienced blackjack player, but even he is stumped by an elaborate art heist that threatens to hit painfully close to home. With precise and vivid details, Stoler brings to life a story of greed, deception, and murder that takes place in a rarified world where winner-takes-all is a matter of life and death. Readers in search of a suspenseful page-turner should go all in on No Good Time. It’s a sure bet.”

— Lori Robbins, award-winning author of The En Pointe Mysteries and the Master Class Mysteries.

“No Good Time is a gripping mystery that again pulls readers into the high-end world of professional gambler Nick Donahue, and his partner, private investigator, Martina DiPietro. As Nick unravels a web of art forgery and hunts for the ruthless ring of thieves behind the theft of a priceless painting, the stakes escalate to murder—and he narrowly escapes becoming the next victim. With its fast-paced twists and vivid settings, the story immerses readers in London’s most exclusive haunts and the hidden corners of its prestigious museums. Sharp, suspenseful, and full of surprises, No Good Time will keep you guessing who can be trusted until the very last page.”

— Mally Becker, three-time Agatha Award nominated author of the Revolutionary War mysteries.

“What a tangled web Cathi Stoler weaves in her latest Nick Donahue thriller about deception, misdirection, and stolen art. This fast-paced, twisty, well-researched adventure kept me guessing and left me wanting more when it was over.”

— Gerri Lewis, author of The Last Word, a Deadly Deadlines Mystery.

“NO GOOD TIME is unputdownable! Professional Blackjack player, Nick Donahue, is a wisecracking, tuxedo-wearing, standup guy. Stoler writes him in a manner that makes him fresh and familiar at the same time. Brava! This American in London must save the day (the professional reputation) of friend and tenant Gabi, in the third installment of this stylish and smart series.”

— Lane Stone, author of the Big Picture art thriller trilogy

“An unearthed painting worth millions may just be a forgery. And there’s that murder. Once again, professional blackjack player and sleuth Nick Donahue is up to his neck. But, just now, there isn’t much he can do. Nick’s tied up, bloodied, in a warehouse, surrounded by hungry rats. So begins Cathi Stoler’s newest, “No Good Time.” It’s set in London, full of rain and fog and mystery. And quite the page-turner. Clever plot, clever dialogue, great story-telling…characters we care about. And a blistering pace. Donahue is an expert at reading the smallest signs around a blackjack table, which helps when so many have a motive to go after those millions. He and partner Marina DiPietro, a beautiful red-headed private investigator, have a dual mission. Solve the crime…and stay alive.”

— Mike Ludden, Author of the Tate Drawdry Mysteries

“Art forgery, a long con, a London museum, a professional blackjack player with a gift for wiseass imagery and his PI partner with a network of contacts from her MI6 days -- anyone who doesn't get a charge out of this book might want to check their pulse. Me, I ate it up.”

— SJ Rozan, best-selling author of THE RAILWAY CONSPIRACY

“Mystery fans and art lovers alike will love Cathi Stoler's NO GOOD TIME, a delightful and dangerous tour of the posh but perilous world of art crime.”

— Tim Maleeny, bestselling author of the award-winning Cape Weathers Mysteries

“Cathi Stoler’s latest Nick Donahue adventure, No Good Time, threads together high finance and high art in a thriller as stylish and suave as its hero. A professional gambler, Nick can spot a bluff...


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