Deadly Art Puzzle is a supplementary text to be used near the end of an advanced accounting course or at the beginning of a financial accounting theory course. This forensic accounting novel would be ideal for a MBA program or a finance course which has a light coverage of accounting, or could be used in CPA firms' in-house training programs. It is suitable for a law school course on financial accounting, or at the beginning of an international accounting course.
This instructional novel mixes fraud, murder, art, ethics, taxation, and accounting together to get a better way of learning the advanced accounting process. Martin Burnside, an owner of an art gallery, goes to Glenn Falls to judge an art exhibit. As a retired CPA and part-time professor, he uses his forensic accounting background to solve a "Who dun' it" plot. Along the way, business acquisition practices and advanced accounting concepts are elucidated in a way that both students and instructors will find gripping as well as informative.
In 1976, L.G. Eckel penned the following:
The potential murderers are, likewise, numerous in this fast paced murder mystery. Although a fundamental premise in accounting is that the reporting entity is a going concern in the absence of evidence to the contrary, with so many murders in this plot, a liquidation assumption is more appropriate. So jump on board and enjoy the read. But use fair market values and salability of assets rather than the traditional historical costs.
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