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Knight Light

An Art History Mystery
BuchKartoniert, Paperback
304 Seiten
Englisch
Level Best Bookserschienen am23.02.2021
On March 24, 1946, World Chess Champion, Alexander Alekhine, is found dead in his hotel room in Estoril, Portugal. The cause of death remains mired in controversy when, three-quarters of a century later, a letter of his that could rock the art world is unearthed in a routine home renovation in upstate New York. The letter is addressed to a person of international repute and offers information about art works looted during the German occupation of Paris.When the young man in possession of the letter is brutally murdered, his mentor, art history professor Harrison Wheatley and Harrison's sleuthing partner, art magazine editor Erika Shawn, hurl themselves into the dual mission of tracking down both the killer and the looted art.The hunt takes the couple to far-flung locations, and as the stakes rise along with the murder count, it looks like the denouement will take place far from the comforts of home.mehr
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KlappentextOn March 24, 1946, World Chess Champion, Alexander Alekhine, is found dead in his hotel room in Estoril, Portugal. The cause of death remains mired in controversy when, three-quarters of a century later, a letter of his that could rock the art world is unearthed in a routine home renovation in upstate New York. The letter is addressed to a person of international repute and offers information about art works looted during the German occupation of Paris.When the young man in possession of the letter is brutally murdered, his mentor, art history professor Harrison Wheatley and Harrison's sleuthing partner, art magazine editor Erika Shawn, hurl themselves into the dual mission of tracking down both the killer and the looted art.The hunt takes the couple to far-flung locations, and as the stakes rise along with the murder count, it looks like the denouement will take place far from the comforts of home.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-947915-31-2
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2021
Erscheinungsdatum23.02.2021
ReiheAn Art History Mystery
Reihen-Nr.3
Seiten304 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 152 mm, Höhe 229 mm, Dicke 18 mm
Gewicht496 g
Artikel-Nr.57987673
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GenreKrimi/Spannung HC

Autor

Claudia Riess is an award-winning author who has worked in the editorial departments of The New Yorker and Holt, Rinehart and Winston, and has edited several art history monographs. Stolen Light, the first book in her art history mystery series, was chosen by Vassar's Latin American history professor for distribution to the college's people-to-people trips to Cuba. To Kingdom Come, the fourth, will be added to the syllabus of a survey course on West and Central African Art at a prominent Midwestern university. Claudia has written a number of articles for Mystery Readers Journal, Women's National Book Association, the Sisters in Crime Bloodletter, and Mystery Scene magazine. She has been featured on a variety of podcasts, blogs and Zoom events.