Book Review: ‘The Gallery Assistant: A Novel’ By Kate Belli

by | Sep 22, 2025 | Books | 0 comments


The book is in stores on Tuesday, October 14th from Atria. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/4kuk5Lw

It’s November of 2001 and Chloe Harlow is still amazed she survived the 9/11 attacks. She was in one of the towers when it was struck and just barely got out. She works at an Upper East Side art gallery as an assistant to Lou. On this morning she wakes up hungover and naked in her bed and has no idea how she got home. She was at a party at Inga’s the night before, who is an artist who works with the art gallery. The police arrive soon after she gets to work and she learns Inga was murdered and she may have been the last one to see her alive. She starts to question everything, sees secret words in Inga’s paintings and soon finds her life in danger from people she thought she could trust. A suspenseful thriller with twists and turns that keep you engaged. A solid debut from author Kate Belli.