The scene is Vienna, where an American art expert, Colin Grant, has been dispatched by a Texas millionaire to buy a painting by the Dutch master Ruysdael. He is instructed to get the painting "at any cost" but to keep his employer's name a secret. This seemingly simple assignment turns into a nightmare for Grant as he finds himself in the center of a conspiracy to unleash bloody international terrorismThe art world meets cloak-and-dagger intrigue in this Cold War thriller. A triumph of pacing from a veteran of the genre.
Robert Renwick Serie
Tuffatevi in un mondo dove l'esperienza artistica si scontra con l'intrigo internazionale e lo spionaggio ad alto rischio. Seguite un protagonista acuto mentre naviga tra cospirazioni insidiose, furti d'arte e la minaccia costante del terrorismo globale. Ogni avventura si estende attraverso i continenti, combinando ambientazioni culturali sofisticate con azione e suspense mozzafiato.
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