A religious icon, thought to have been destroyed during World War II, reappears in contemporary New York in this debut thriller that blends faith, art, history and suspense. In the tradition of bestselling espionage luminaries Alan Furst and Daniel Silva comes an accomplished first novel of adventure and intrigue set in both Nazioccupied Greece and modernday New York City. In a remote Greek village, Captain Elias and his guerillas in the resistance are engaged in battle with the Nazis. A church burns to the ground in an act of betrayal, and several die trying to protect a religious icon hidden inside. What happens that day lies shrouded in mystery until, 60 years later, the icon surfaces on the New York art market, generating keenand possibly deadlyinterest from a variety of suitors, each wanting it for a different reason.
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Author: Neil Olson
ISBN: 9780060748395
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages 416