"The Art of the Matter" is short story in Frederick Forsyth's book The Veteran (2001). Set around the turn of the millennium in London, it tells the story of a middle-aged, impoverished, out-of-work actor, Trumpington Gore, who seeks revenge after being defrauded by the CEO of an art auction house.
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