Chasing Mona Lisa
by:
Mike Yorkey (author)
Tricia Goyer (author)
It is August 1944 and Paris is on the cusp of liberation. As the soldiers of the Third Reich flee the Allied advance, they ravage the country, stealing countless pieces of art. Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring will stop at nothing to claim the most valuable one of all, the Mona Lisa, as a post-war...
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It is August 1944 and Paris is on the cusp of liberation. As the soldiers of the Third Reich flee the Allied advance, they ravage the country, stealing countless pieces of art. Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring will stop at nothing to claim the most valuable one of all, the Mona Lisa, as a post-war bargaining chip to get him to South America. Can Swiss OSS agents Gabi Mueller and Eric Hofstadler rescue DaVinci's masterpiece before it falls into German hands?With nonstop action, Chasing Mona Lisa is sure to get readers' adrenaline pumping as they join the chase to save the most famous painting in the world. From war-ravaged Paris to a posh country chateau, the race is on--and the runners are playing for keeps.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780800720469 (0800720466)
Publish date: January 1st 2012
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
Pages no: 322
Edition language: English
Category:
History,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Art,
War,
Christian,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
World War II,
Christian Fiction,
Suspense
Series: Swiss Agents
I love Tricia Goyer!I really wanted and thought I would love this book, but I didn't.I loved aspects of it. I liked the graphic way the war was told. It felt like it was told from someone who lived it. It felt real at times. It was hard to read in those moments, but it was appreciated.I was indiffer...
Chasing Mona Lisa takes you back to the time of World War II and the Nazi occupation of France. Valuable art collections are being acquired by the Nazis and taken back to Germany. Several different groups are after the famous Mona Lisa. Can it be saved? I enjoyed reading this book. It was fast p...
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