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Book SynopsisAn armchair travelers delightPublishers Weekly
One dead art collector and a gallery of suspects. This romantic weekend just turned deadly
Translator Rick Montoya is looking forward to a quiet weekend away with his girlfriend, Betta, an art fraud investigator for the Italian Culture Ministry. Their destination: the beautiful village of Urbino, home to Renaissance masters Rafael and the lesser-known Piero della Francesca. While Betta does have official business to attend tonamely, collecting a priceless Piero drawing from a wealthy Spanish collector on the ministry''s behalfshe asks Rick to join her in case she needs an interpreter, but with other, less-official intentions in mind.
When the Spaniard is found murdered and the drawing stolen, Betta must shift back into art cop mode, and Rick''s official services are required after all. As they set out to discover the identity of the killer and the whereabouts of the stolen sketch, they are drawn from Urbino''s cobbled streets t
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"It's a win-win for all involved, including the reader." - Kirkus Reviews
"An armchair traveler's delight." - Publishers Weekly
"Vivid, often lyrical descriptions of Italian towns with their architecture, food, and wine bring the setting to life. Art history and the portrayal and meaning of individual works of art are seamlessly incorporated." - Booklist
