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A long time coming

by Aaron J. Elkins

ConspiraciesWorld War, 1939-1945DrawingsArt theftsArt museum curatorsDestruction and pillageFictionItaly, fiction

Art curator Val Caruso is not a happy camper. His promotion has just been nixed, his divorce has become final, and he's dug himself into a nice little rut for his fortieth birthday. The uplift? A trip to Milan to help Holocaust survivor Sol Bezzecca recover a pair of cherished sketches by Renoir. They'd once been given to Sol's family by the then-unknown artist, looted by the Italian Fascist militia, and now after decades in hiding have turned up for auction. It's Val's job to get them back.

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Book data: Open Library