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Lädt ... Stealing Mona Lisa: A Mysteryvon Carson Morton
   Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  classyhomemaker | Dec 11, 2023 |   sochri | Nov 21, 2017 | Quite a fun and exciting romp taking you from the streets of Buenos Aires to the museums and boulevards of Paris with a side-step to the mansions of America's elite nouveau riche. This story of grand art theft was woven spectacularly with the growing interconnections of the main characters. A few times there were details presented that did not seem to fit in unless you were piecing them together within the story later on. I think some of that was unnecessary, distracting from the story instead of adding to it. Overall, a nice well-done story. (  ) lissabeth21 | Oct 3, 2017 |  ) Smits | Jul 19, 2017 |  ) elzbthp | Apr 8, 2013 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"The charming Eduardo de Valfierno makes a very respectable living in Argentina fleecing the nouveau rich--they pay him to steal valuable pieces of art, and Valfierno sells them flawless forgeries instead. But when Eduardo meets the beautiful Mrs. Hart on his latest con, he takes a risk that forces him back to the city he loved and left behind--Paris. There he assembles his team of con artists for their final and most ambitious theft, one that will enable them to leave the game forever: The Mona Lisa. But when a member of the team turns up missing, and Mr. Hart shows up in Paris, Valfierno and his crew must stay one step ahead of a relentless police inspector, endure a devastating flood, and conquer their own doubts to keep the priceless painting in play--and survive. Based on the actual theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911, and published on the 100th anniversary of the crime, Stealing Mona Lisa is a sophisticated, engaging caper, complete with a richly imagined group of con artists and a historical mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (3.59)
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This was a really fun book. I'd not checked out a book from the public library in forever and hadn't read a fiction in a really long time, but when I was in with my kids the other day, I decided to grab this spontaneously. I'm so glad I did! Other than a few curse words, it was pretty clean.
Favorite quote: (Upon hearing his friend say, "A man must make a living,") Apollinaire says, "A man must create a life. There's a big difference." (