Serpent in the Garden (54 page)

JANET GLEESON was born in Sri Lanka, where her father was a tea planter. After taking a degree in history of art and English she worked for Sotheby’s, and later Bonham’s Auctioneers. In 1991 she joined Reed Books, where she was responsible for devising and writing
Miller’s Antiques and Collectibles
. She is the best-selling author of two works of nonfiction,
The Arcanum
and
The Moneymaker
, and one novel,
The Grenadillo Box
.