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Item Details
Title:
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THE ART THIEF
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By: |
Noah Charney |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1847391419 |
ISBN 13: |
9781847391414 |
Publisher: |
SIMON & SCHUSTER LTD |
Pub. date: |
1 August, 2008 |
Pages: |
320 |
Description: |
An ingeniously-plotted debut literary thriller involving a series of art thefts across Europe |
Synopsis: |
The disappearance of a priceless Caravaggio in Rome and the famous 'White on White' by Russian painter Kasimir Malevich in Paris heralds the start of a series of seemingly unconnected art crimes across Europe. Fitting the pieces together as they follow a trail of bluffs and double-bluffs, bizarre clues and intellectual puzzles, Inspector Jean-Jacques Bizot in Paris and Harry Wickenden of Scotland Yard come to realize that what at first appears a spate of random thefts is all part of a single master plan, and that they are being led ever deeper into a baffling conspiracy. This fiendishly clever debut thriller takes us behind the scenes of the elite fine art world of auction houses, academia and museums to offer a fascinating view of art history, witty, fast-paced dialogue and an ever-surprising plot that twists its way from Rome to Paris to London and back again. |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster Ltd |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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