It takes a real artist to solve a crime this big--in a brilliant,
engrossing mystery by Edgar Award winner Aaron Elkins...
Art curator Val Caruso is not a happy camper. His promotion has just
been nixed, his divorce has become final, and he's dug himself into a
nice little rut for his fortieth birthday. The uplift? A trip to Milan
to help Holocaust survivor Sol Bezzecca recover a pair of cherished
sketches by Renoir. They'd once been given to Sol's family by the
then-unknown artist, looted by the Italian Fascist militia, and now
after decades in hiding have turned up for auction. It's Val's job to
get them back.
Unfortunately, his Italian adventure takes a dangerous turn when he
becomes trapped in an intricate web that reaches back to World War
II--and is still very sticky with art thieves, forgers, and somebody
who wants Val out of the picture permanently. When the lost Renoirs are
stolen yet again, Val is more determined than ever to hunt them down.
The reward for reuniting an old man with his rightful past? Priceless.
But doing it is going to be murder.