Stealing Mona Lisa

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Call Number: Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / Historical / Morton, Carson
On Shelf At: Pittsfield Branch

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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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Not Engaged With This Book submitted by Coffeebuzz on August 1, 2019, 8:21am I just never engaged with this book. I think that the book is based on an article in the Saturday Evening Post and one event (worth a giggle) that actually happened. The characters were thin and lacking depth to me. One of the big events in the book didn't happen the year the Mona Lisa was stolen. One famous person in the book was actually questioned by police but there is no evidence that he played any role in the theft at all. I found this book to be a slow read and I didn't put it down because I thought that there would be more history in it then there was.