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Rome: In the small Baroque church of Santa Giuliana, a magnificent Caravaggio altarpiece disappears without a trace in the middle of the night. Paris: In the basement vault of the Malevich Society, curator Genevie Delacloche is shocked to discover the disappearance of the Societys greatest treasure, White-on-White by Suprematist painter Kasimir Malevich. London: At the National Gallery of Modern Art, the museums latest acquisition is stolen just hours after it was purchased for more than six million pounds. In The Art Thief, three thefts are simultaneously investigated in three cities, but these apparently isolated crimes have much more in common than anyone imagines. In Rome, the police enlist the help of renowned art investigator Gabriel Coffin when tracking down the stolen masterpiece. In Paris, Genevie Delacloche is aided by Police Inspector Jean-Jacques Bizot, who finds a trail of bizarre clues and puzzles that leads him ever deeper into a baffling conspiracy. In London, Inspector Harry Wickenden of Scotland Yard oversees the museums attempts to ransom back its stolen painting, only to have the masterpieces recovery deepen the mystery even further. A dizzying array of forgeries, overpaintings, and double-crosses unfolds as the story races through auction houses, museums, and private galleries and the secret places where priceless works of art are made available to collectors who will stop at nothing to satisfy their hearts desires. Full of fascinating art-historical detail, crackling dialogue, and a brain-teasing plot, Noah Charneys debut novel is a sophisticated, stylish thriller, as irresistible and multifaceted as a great work of art.

Author: Noah Charney
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 09/02/2008
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781416550310
Language: English

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