| Murder at the National Gallery Contributor(s): Truman, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 0449219380 ISBN-13: 9780449219386 Publisher: Fawcett Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: May 1997 Annotation: When the senior curator at Washington's famed National Gallery finds a missing painting by the Renaissance master Caravaggio, he mounts a world-class exhibition -- and plots a brilliant forgery scheme that will stun the art world. But an artful deception suddenly becomes a portrait of blackmail and murder -- as 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97811250 |
| Series: Capital Crime Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 4.17" W x 6.89" (0.40 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Powerful . . . Fascinating . . . Truman absolutely amazes."--Atlanta Journal & Constitution When the senior curator at Washington's famed National Gallery finds a missing painting by the Renaissance master Caravaggio, he mounts a world-class exhibition--and plots a brilliant forgery scheme that will stun the art world. "A thrilling chase."--Publishers Weekly But an artful deception suddenly becomes a portrait of blackmail and murder--as 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. "Highly recommended . . . One of Margaret] Truman's best."--Booklist |
