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The House of Long Ago

von Steve Berry, M. J. Rose

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The time has come for Cassiopeia Vitt to sell her ancestral home. It sits on a Spanish bluff by the Mediterranean Sea, and bears the name Casa de Hace Mucho Tiempo, House of Long Ago. Trapped inside its walls are memories from a time when Cassiopeia was growing from a rebellious adolescent into a thoughtful young woman-regretful times when she often found herself estranged from her parents. Also inside are fifteen paintings, each one a masterpiece, together representing an investment in the tens of millions of euros-her father's private art collection-which she intends to donate to museums. But when an art expert declares all fifteen paintings fake, and suggests that her father may have been involved with something illegal, she embarks on a quest to find answers. From a secret repository in Andorra, to a mysterious yacht in the Mediterranean, then finally onto the streets of Paris and a horrific reminder from World War II, Cassiopeia must battle every step of the way to stay alive-a fight that will finally bring her face to face with the truth about the House of Long Ago.… (mehr)
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Halfway between Barcelona and the French border is Tossa de Mar, Cassiopeia Vitt's ancestral home. She decides it is time to sell the place, and donate 15 art masterpieces acquired by her father to the Prado Museum and the Louvre. Cassiopeia is shocked when her friend from the Prado determines them to be copies, and the family lawyer who is also a surrogate mother says the originals are in an impregnable vault in Andorra, owned by an international man of mystery and arms dealer. When the vault is opened, the paintings are gone, sending Cassiopeia on a mission to discover what happened to them. Lots of action, and a somewhat satisfying resolution. However, as a reader, I felt disappointed as the denouement could have been much more fully developed and it would be nice to see Cotton Malone make a cameo. This is by far though these best book in this series, especially for anyone with a love of art and art crime.

P.S. I love the Churchill quote: "Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip." ( )
  skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |
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The time has come for Cassiopeia Vitt to sell her ancestral home. It sits on a Spanish bluff by the Mediterranean Sea, and bears the name Casa de Hace Mucho Tiempo, House of Long Ago. Trapped inside its walls are memories from a time when Cassiopeia was growing from a rebellious adolescent into a thoughtful young woman-regretful times when she often found herself estranged from her parents. Also inside are fifteen paintings, each one a masterpiece, together representing an investment in the tens of millions of euros-her father's private art collection-which she intends to donate to museums. But when an art expert declares all fifteen paintings fake, and suggests that her father may have been involved with something illegal, she embarks on a quest to find answers. From a secret repository in Andorra, to a mysterious yacht in the Mediterranean, then finally onto the streets of Paris and a horrific reminder from World War II, Cassiopeia must battle every step of the way to stay alive-a fight that will finally bring her face to face with the truth about the House of Long Ago.

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