When the senior curator at Washington's famed National Gallery finds a missing painting by the Renaissance master Caravaggio, he mounts a world-class exhibitionâand plots a brilliant forgery scheme that will stun the art world.
âA thrilling chase.ââPublishers Weekly
But an artful deception suddenly becomes a portrait of blackmail and murderâas gallery owner and part-time sleuth Annabel Reed-Smith and her husband go searching for clues in the heady arena of international art and uncover a rare collection of unscrupulous characters that leads all the way to Italy.
âHighly recommended . . . One of [Margaret] Truman's best.ââBooklist
When the senior curator at Washington's famed National Gallery finds a missing painting by the Renaissance master Caravaggio, he mounts a world-class exhibitionâand plots a brilliant forgery scheme that will stun the art world.
âA thrilling chase.ââPublishers Weekly
But an artful deception suddenly becomes a portrait of blackmail and murderâas gallery owner and part-time sleuth Annabel Reed-Smith and her husband go searching for clues in the heady arena of international art and uncover a rare collection of unscrupulous characters that leads all the way to Italy.
âHighly recommended . . . One of [Margaret] Truman's best.ââBooklist