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Author
Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
Art restorer/Israeli secret agent Gabriel Allon travels to Zurich to restore a Raphael owned by a Swiss banker and finds his life threatened by men attempting to hide Switzerland's shady past involving artworks confiscated from Jews during the Third Reich.
4) Loot
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Abbas is just seventeen years old when he leaves his family to serve in the court of Tipu Sultan, a volatile and unpredictable ruler. An inspired woodcarver, Abbas is apprenticed to a master toy maker in order to build a massive tiger automaton, a gift to celebrate the return of the Sultan's sons from British captivity. Working alongside the legendary French clockmaker Monsieur Du Leze, Abbas hones his craft and learns to read French and then meets...
5) Headhunters
Author
Language
English
Description
Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, and he's a master of his profession. But one career simply can't support his luxurious lifestyle and his wife's fledgling art gallery. At an art opening one night he meets Clas Greve, who is not only the perfect candidate for a major CEO job, but also, perhaps, the answer to his financial woes: Greve just so happens to mention that he owns a priceless Peter Paul Rubens painting that's been lost since World War...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The beating of renowned art historian Dotoressa Brett Lynch draws the contemporary Venetian police detective out of his warm and loving home and into the yearly onslaught of acqua alta, the torrential winter rains. Brett, an American who spearheaded a recent exhibition of Chinese pottery in Venice, lives with her lover, Flavia Petrelli, the reigning diva of La Scala. With his open mind and good sense, Brunetti finds himself more fazed by Flavia's...
7) Once a thief
Author
Series
Thief volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
326 p. : 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Asked to risk his priceless jewel collection in order to snare a master thief, Max Bannister discovers that his beautiful and savvy exhibit director, Morgan West, has become a pawn in the dark and evil schemes of a dangerous criminal mastermind.
Author
Series
Thief volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
ix, 310 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The priceless, rarely displayed Bannister collection is about to be exhibited--and the showś director, Morgan West, cant́ ignore her growing uneasiness. Sheś certain she hasnt́ seen the last of the infamous cat burglar Quinn. But she never expected him to turn up at her apartment one dark night in desperate need of her help--help she cant́ refuse. The mysterious master thief is playing a dangerous game, and itś a game that just might get him...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
130 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
While learning detective skills at a sleep-away camp, Dink and his friends undercover a real mystery involving stolen paintings.
10) Steal
Author
Series
Instinct volume 3
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Imagine everyone's surprise when Carter von Oehson, a sophomore in Dr. Dylan Reinhart's Abnormal Psychology class, posts on Instagram that he plans to kill himself. Twenty-four hours later and still no one has seen him. The one person convinced he's still alive is his father, Mathias von Oehson. But what Mathias knows and how he knows it would ultimately reveal a secret so damaging that it would be as if he were committing suicide himself. Dylan now...
11) Fool me twice
Author
Series
Riley Wolfe novels volume 2
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
356 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Pulling off an impossible crime is the only way he can stay alive ... Stealing a Faberge egg. Surviving a double cross. And pulling off the most incredible robbery ever, for the world's most demanding--and dangerous collector. This will be the challenge of thief extraordinaire Riley Wolfe's life"--
12) The omega factor
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Ghent Altarpiece is the most violated work of art in the world. Thirteen times it has been vandalized, dismantled, or stolen. Why? What secrets does it hold? Enter UNESCO investigator, Nicholas Lee, who works for the United Nations' Cultural Liaison and Investigative Office (CLIO). Nick's job is to protect the world's cultural artifacts-including countless lesser-known objects and national treasures. When Nick travels to Belgium for a visit...
Author
Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 22
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A gripping story of deception in the world of international fine art. Restorer and spy Gabriel Allon embarks on a dangerous hunt across Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a seventeenth-century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged hands for millions"--
Restorer and spy Gabriel Allon embarks on a dangerous hunt across Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a seventeenth-century masterpiece, attributed to Sir Anthony van...
14) False impression
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Formats
Description
When an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her English country home on the night before September 11, 2001, it will take all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the connection between her death and a priceless Van Gogh, which is stolen that night. But in the end, it is a courageous young woman who escapes from North Tower of the World Trade Center after the first plane crashes into the building, who has the foresight and determination...
15) Headhunters
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
265, 21 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, and he's a master of his profession. But one career simply can't support his luxurious lifestyle and his wife's fledgling art gallery. At an art opening one night he meets Clas Greve, who is not only the perfect candidate for a major CEO job, but also, perhaps, the answer to his financial woes: Greve just so happens to mention that he owns a priceless Peter Paul Rubens painting that's been lost since World War...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
429 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
French detective Luc Moncrief joined the NYPD for a fresh start but someone wants to make his first big case his last. Gorgeous women are dropping dead at upscale department stores in New York City. Detective Moncrief and Detective Katherine Burke are close to solving the mystery, but looks can be deceiving. In the heart of the holiday season, priceless paintings have vanished from a Park Avenue murder scene. Now, dashing Detective Moncrief must become...
17) Saint's gate
Author
Series
Sharpe and Donovan novels volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Emma Sharpe is summoned to a convent on the Maine coast, it's partly for her art crimes work with the FBI, partly because of her past with the religious order. At issue is a mysterious painting depicting scenes of Irish lore and Viking legends, and her family's connection to the work. But when the nun who contacted her is murdered, it seems legend is becoming deadly reality. Colin Donovan is one of the FBI's most valuable assets -- a deep-cover...
Author
Series
Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Isabel, Jamie and Charlie are off to Highland Perthshire to visit an old schoolfriend of Isabel's, who married into a family of wealthy newspaper owners. The weekend is a success apart from one thing: Charlie witnesses a fox being shot by the estate manager, and is very upset. A few weeks later, the Edinburgh press reports a major art theft from the friend's Highland estate, including a valuable Dutch masterwork that was going to pay the estate tax....
19) Heron's Cove
Author
Series
Sharpe and Donovan novels volume 2
Publisher
Harlequin MIRA
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
327 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When your safety depends on living a lie… After escaping certain death, deep-cover agent Colin Donovan is back home on the Maine coast with his new love, FBI art crimes expert Emma Sharpe. Then Tatiana Pavlova, a London-based jewelry designer, arrives in Heron's Cove, asking for Emma's help — a prized collection from a lost era of Russian opulence, decadence and rare beauty has resurfaced, and Tatiana warns Emma it's about to be stolen again....
20) Confidence
Author
Series
Anna and Fin volume 2
Publisher
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Deception. Theft. Murder. All you need is confidence.
Anna McDonald has made a terrible mistake. She has forced her blended family to vacation together. The weather is bad, her daughters are bored, and her ex-husband still insufferable. Oh, and Fin Cohen brought his latest girlfriend, too. So when news of a shocking kidnapping breaks, Anna and Fin do the responsible thing. They take off to solve the case.
Lisa Lee, a young YouTube star, has vanished...
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