In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994; two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the worlds most famous paintings; Edvard Munchs Scream. It was a brazen crime committed while the whole world was watching the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Baffled and humiliated; the Norwegian police turned to the one man they believed could help: a half English; half American undercover cop named Charley Hill; the worlds greatest art detective.The Rescue Artist is a rollicking narrative that carries readers deep inside the art underworld -- and introduces them to a large and colorful cast of titled aristocrats; intrepid investigators; and thick-necked thugs. But most compelling of all is Charley Hill himself; a complicated mix of brilliance; foolhardiness; and charm whose hunt for a purloined treasure would either cap an illustrious career or be the fiasco that would haunt him forever.
#2412658 in eBooks 1996-06-10 1996-06-10File Name: B003U4WN8U
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