James Twining has become one of those author's whose books I look forward to reading. This current tome (3rd in the Tom Kirk series to date)is about 70 pages of set-up. While it doesn't have the immediate throes of action to kick-start the pace, the story-line ultimately hits overdrive and is hard to put down.
The fun of this novel is Twining does a great job in pulling on the twists of many relationships among the main persons. The "mystery" invovled with the theft of the artwork, the con of the theft itself, and the final climatic sequence is worth the read.
The fun of this novel is Twining does a great job in pulling on the twists of many relationships among the main persons. The "mystery" invovled with the theft of the artwork, the con of the theft itself, and the final climatic sequence is worth the read.
This book did not suck me in as quickly as the author's first two books, nor was it as quickly paced. But, I did enjoy it and found it to be entertaining. It will certainly make you think the next time you visit an art gallery.
This is the 3rd book by James Twining about Tom Kirk, an art thief who is now a good guy helping to thwart the theft of the Mona Lisa. What secrets hide behind the most famous smile in the world? A master forger is killed, then a prominent attorney dies and drags FBI agent Jennifer Browne into the mix. Secrets go back to the time of Napoleon who was a power-mad emperor. Read this entertaining book for a very enlightening story about the Mona Lisa portrait.
