A ripping yarn about the theft of the Mona Lisa.
It is a roller coaster ride around Paris, with Tom Kirk, a reformed art theif needing to steal the Mona Lisa in order to prevent another, and far more ruthless, thief from getting his hands on it, and to save the life of an ex-girlfriend.
It is very fast paced, with rich detail, both of the locations and characters.
An excellent book, and I will be looking out for other James Twining books in the future.
Synopsis
The most audacious heist in history is about to commence, and Tom Kirk is right in the middle of it! Whilst investigating the theft of a stolen Da Vinci, reformed art thief Tom Kirk is confronted with the horrifying sight of a cat nailed to the wall where the painting once stood. He recognises the sign as a greeting from his old enemy Milo, and then finds out that a long time friend in Seville has been murdered. Meanwhile, in New York, FBI agent Jennifer Browne has been asked to investigate a possible art fraud. The trail leads to an Iranian art dealer who denies all knowledge, but when a lawyer who he had dealings with is murdered, Jennifer knows she has stumbled across something very sinister. Are the reappearance of Milo, the murder of Tom's friend and the stolen Da Vinci connected? Are Tom and Jennifer's paths destined to cross again as they descend into a maelstrom of deadly betrayal?"
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