Rent Stealing Mona Lisa: A Mystery

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DIVA IKirkus Reviews' Best of 2011 Fiction and a ILibrary Journal Best Mystery of 2011PWhat happens when you mix a Parisian street orphan, a hot-tempered Spanish forger, a beautiful American pickpocket, an unloved wife, and one priceless painting?/PThe 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. P/PBut 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. P/PBased on the actual theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911, and published on the 100th anniversary of the crime, IStealing 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.PIStealing Mona Lisa is a Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Mysteries title. /POne of ILibrary Journal's Best Mystery Books of 2011

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