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The art thief [a novel]

Three apparently unrelated art thefts have more in common than anyone imagines. As a renowned art investigator, a police inspector, and a Scotland Yard inspector take up their separate investigations, a trail of bizarre clues and intellectual puzzles reveals forgeries, over-paintings and double-crosses in an ever-deepening conspiracy.

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  • "Three apparently unrelated art thefts have more in common than anyone imagines. As a renowned art investigator, a police inspector, and a Scotland Yard inspector take up their separate investigations, a trail of bizarre clues and intellectual puzzles reveals forgeries, over-paintings and double-crosses in an ever-deepening conspiracy."@en
  • "While three separate thefts are simultaneously investigated in three separate cities, Rome, Paris and London, the apparently unrelated crimes have more in common than anyone imagines. In each city, the authorities enlist the help of a renowned art investigator, police inspectors, and Scotland Yard. A trail of bizarre clues and intellectual puzzles reveals forgeries, over-paintings, thefts, and double-crosses leading ever deeper into a baffling conspiracy."@en
  • "A magnificient Caravaggio altarpiece disappears from a church in Rome; the Malevich Society in Paris has lost one of its greatest treasures from its basement vault; and in London, the National Gallery's latest acquisition has been stolen just hours after it was purchased. As three separate investigations get underway, Inspector Jean-Jacques Bizot in Paris and Harry Wickenden of Scotland Yard begin to suspect that what at first appears a spate of random thefts is nothing of the kind. Pursuing a dizzying trail of false leads, bizarre clues and double-crosses across Europe, the detectives' only chance of uncovering the truth is to band together to outwit an ingenious criminal mastermind with his own mysterious agenda."
  • "Rome loses a magnificent altarpiece, Paris a great painting, and London its newest museum acquisition. Investigators of these apparently unrelated art thefts discover a trail of bizarre clues, forgeries, and double crosses in a deepening conspiracy."@en
  • "In the wake of the thefts of three priceless art treasures from Rome, Paris, and London, art detective Gabriel Coffin and art historian Genevieve Delacloche team up to investigate a series of false leads, forgeries, and bizarre clues."@en

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  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
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  • "Mystery"@en
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  • "The art thief [a novel]"@en
  • "The Art Thief"@en
  • "The art thief a novel"@en
  • "The art thief"
  • "The art thief"@en

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