A stand alone book by the author of the Gideon Oliver series, and just as enjoyable.

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Love Elkins Gidgeon Oliver mysteries, but this one is not in that series. It is about an art theft that takes place in 1945 by the Nazi's. A painting surfaces 50 years later in a Boston pawnshop, the owner is killed and the painting stolen. Ex-curator Benjamin Revere, in trying to solve his friend's murder follows the painting back through the last 5 decades, gets caught in a conspiracy of greed, lies, hatred and blood. - from the books backcover.

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The main character is Dr. Benjamin Revere, an art historian. In my opinion, this book is better than any of the others (all Gideon Oliver mysteries) I've read by Elkins.

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Sometimes I just need to read a fun little thriller about lost treasure set in exotic locales, and Aaron Elkins' Loot was perfect-- especially since I've read books about the incredible work done by the Monuments Men during World War II. I've often wondered just how many stolen treasures are still hiding deep in mines and other hideaways, but I digress.

This isn't the first book I've read written by Elkins. He seems to have a knack for choosing topics that I'm deeply interested in, but I can't say that I'm a fan of his writing. Loot suffers from an unnecessary love interest and a hero who's more than a little dense when it comes to the safety of himself and others, but the book's fast pace and interesting premise kept me reading happily until the end.

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