![]() ![]() d'Arbonneĥ stars - Excellent story.fast paced throughout.sub-plots and twists to confuse you and keep you guessing.very enjoyable.thoroughly recommend. Possum of the Grottoĥ stars - Well done! Not knowing much about the art treasures until watching "The Monument Men," this book brought that to modern times. I like mysteries and art, and this brought both together.overall, an enjoyable read. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Ĥ stars - Chasing Missing Art. Criss-cross Europe's past and present in this thinking man's action novel. From northeast Italy to Brussels, these amateur detectives risk everything to right the wrongs of history. ![]() ![]() Dix and Maria Connor face down a secret and deadly network trafficking in Titians, Bruegels and remnants of Peter the Great's magnificent Amber Room. Fifty years later, the hunt for Europe's lost art falls to a husband and wife team who become entangled in this web of stolen treasures. Amid the chaos, SS officers scramble to hide ill-gotten treasures that will finance the "Fourth Reich." Only a precious journal detailing an inventory of treasure caches around the Tirol holds a clue. Grand museums and families lost countless valuables and works of art to Nazi lootings in what has been called "the rape of Europa." Parker's story begins just outside the Bavarian salt mines as the American and Russian armies are closing in. It was one of the greatest crimes of the century. ![]()
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