Description
A breathtaking journey of twists and turns from New York to London, from Bucharest and on to Tokyo ends up in a sleepy English village where the mystery surrounding Van Gogh's last painting will finally be resolved. Martin's Press.
Why was an elegant lady BRUTALLY MURDERED the night before 9/11? Why was a successful New York banker not surprised to receive A WOMAN' S LEFT EAR in the mail? Why did a young woman with a brilliant career steal an IMPRESSIONIST PAINTING? Why was an honors graduate working as a temporary secretary after INHERITING A FORTUNE? Why was a SENIOR FBI AGENT trying to work out the connection between these four apparently innocent individuals? A breathtaking journey of twists and turns from New York to London, from Bucharest and on to Tokyo ends up in a sleepy English village where the mystery surrounding Van Gogh' s last painting will finally be resolved.
Review:
Archer is back in top form with [this] latest thriller. -- Library Journal (starred review)
Thoroughly imagined...entertaining...thrilling. -- Denver Post
Murder and a high-stakes art-world theft are cleverly blended [in this] exciting...global thrill-ride. -- Vancouver Sun
Sail along from one high crime to the next....Archer is a great plotter....[and] in the middle of the action, [he] drops research gems. -- Liz Smith, New York Post