Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception Author:Wendelin Van Draanen Sammy Keyes has a lot of nerve. Wearing high-tops to a fancy reception at an art gallery. Asking why a framed orange splot is worth $10,000. Eyebrows rise. Noses turn up. — But then Sammy tackles a thief who tries to break up the soiree with a stickup. Now — the patrons of the arts are glad she has a lot of nerve. Or are they? Sammy may have stopp... more »ed a criminal, but the real crime has yet to be discovered. The real crime is more subtle, more artful, than anything Sammy?s ever seen.