The storty startes in the ancient English city of Glastonbury, an art restorer has been brutally murdered and a long-lost portrait by Rembrandt mysteriously stolen. Despite his reluctance, Gabriel is persuaded to use his unique skills to search for the painting and those responsible for the crime. But as he painstakingly follows a trail of clues leading from Amsterdam to Buenos Aires and, finally, to a villa on the graceful shores of Lake Geneva, Gabriel discovers there are deadly secrets connected to the painting. And evil men behind them.
Read an excerpt: ...seventeenth-century Holland. Rembrandt used it to fashion his canvases." "What does the presence of paint flakes and fibers on the landing mean?" "If I'm correct, it means we're looking for a Rembrandt with a bullet hole in it." Gabriel blew the material from his fingertip. They were heading westward along a two-lane road through the Polden Hills. Directly ahead, a bright orange sun hung low above the horizon suspended between two thin strata of cloud. "You're suggesting Liddell fought back?" Gabriel nodded. "The evidence was all there in his studio." "Such as?" "The broken glass and chemical residue, for starters." "You think it was spilled during a physical struggle?" "Unlikely. Liddell was smart enough to know not to get into a wrestling match with a well-armed thief. I think he used his solvent as a weapon." "How?" "Based on the residue on the floor, I'm guessing Liddell...
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