The Man in the Picture explained

The Man in the Picture
Author:	Susan Hill
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Publisher:	Profile Books (UK) Overlook Press (US)
Release Date:	2007 (UK), 2008 (US)
Media Type:	Print & ebook
Pages:	160
Isbn:	1-84668-075-1

The Man in the Picture: A Ghost Story, is a novel by English author Susan Hill, first published in 2007 by Profile Books. It has been featured as BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

An oil painting of masked revellers at a Venetian carnival hangs in the room of Oliver's old professor in Cambridge, its story is revealed to Oliver one cold winter's night by the ageing don, the picture having the power to entrap and destroy those who cross its path.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Book at Bedtime, The Man in the Picture . 26 February 2024 . . en-GB.
2. Web site: Gardam . Jane . 3 November 2007 . People keep appearing . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605100746/http://www.spectator.co.uk/books/312616/people-keep-appearing.thtml . 5 June 2011 . . en-GB.
3. Web site: Shaw . Kevin . 9 December 2008 . The Man in the Picture by Susan Hill . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019201616/https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/66281-the-man-in-the-picture-by-susan-hill/ . 19 October 2012 . 26 February 2024 . PopMatters.
4. News: Vickers . Salley . 2 November 2007 . A masterclass in the art of dread . 26 February 2024 . . Newspapers.com.
5. Web site: 14 July 2008 . The Man in the Picture by Susan Hill . 26 February 2024 . Publishers Weekly.