The Last Mona Lisa

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Call Number: Mystery / Santlofer, Jonathan, Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Santlofer, Jonathan
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Mystery / Santlofer, Jonathan	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Santlofer, Jonathan	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"August, 1911: The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincent Peruggia. Exactly what happens in the two years before its recovery is a mystery. Many replicas of the Mona Lisa exist, and more than one historian has wondered if the painting now in the Louvre is a fake, switched in 1911. Present day: art professor Luke Perrone digs for the truth behind his most famous ancestor: Peruggia. His search attracts an Interpol detective with something to prove and an unfamiliar but curiously helpful woman. Soon, Luke tumbles deep into the world of art and forgery, a land of obsession and danger. A gripping novel exploring the 1911 theft and the present underbelly of the art world, The Last Mona Lisa is a suspenseful tale, tapping into our universal fascination with da Vinci's enigma, why people are driven to possess certain works of art, and our fascination with the authentic and the fake"-- Provided by publisher.

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Okay submitted by sedmanfam on October 2, 2021, 8:50am Nice to read because of many references to well known museums, landmarks, and fine art located in Florence. Italy. Not annoying to read but not outstanding as a piece of literature. Caught my attention but not spellbinding. Character development is pretty good. We are reading it for a family bookclub, otherwise I would not have read it.

Thriller about the Mona Lisa theft submitted by vickik on July 14, 2022, 10:51am The Last Mona Lisa is a multi-layered thriller inspired by an actual event. In 1911, Vincent Peruggia, a former employee of the Louvre, stole the Mona Lisa and ransomed it to the Italian government. Ever since then, there have been rumors that the painting returned to the Louvre was a forgery. Santlofer invents a great-grandson of Peruggia, Luke Perrone, who finds his great-grandfather's diary and searches for the truth behind the theft. But danger awaits as a killer stalks him.