{"product_id":"9780007230433","title":"The Geneva Deception","description":"Author: James Twining\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780007230433\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Aug 2010\u003cbr\u003ePages: 560\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMafia, a secret society and the world’s greatest treasures all converge in James Twining’s all new jaw–dropping thriller featuring reformed art thief Tom Kirk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt begins with a young man hanging from the Ponte Sant' Angelo Rome, his pockets weighed down with lead whilst the current of the river below slowly tightens the noose around his neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, in Las Vegas, retired art thief Tom Kirk is asked by an old friend to investigate a case involving the theft of a long lost Caravaggio painting. When tragedy strikes Tom is left holding a blood-soaked body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in Rome Art Protection Squad officer Allegra Damico has been called to the Parthenon where a second body has been found, It begins with a young man hanging from the Ponte Sant' Angelo Rome, his pockets weighed down with lead whilst the current of the river below slowly tightens the noose around his neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, in Las Vegas, retired art thief Tom Kirk is asked by an old friend to investigate a case involving the theft of a long lost Caravaggio painting. When tragedy strikes Tom is left holding a blood-soaked body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in Rome police Lieutenant Allegra Damico has been called to the Parthenon where a second body has been found, but this time the body is surrounded by mannequins. When a third body is found crucified upside down in the middle of the ancient forum Allegra realises there is a sinister link between the murders. Someone is staging famous Caravaggio paintings. Suspecting the detective leading the case is corrupt Allegra begins her own investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpurred on by grief and the desire to avenge the murder of his friend, Tom follows a trail to Rome where he finds Allegra piecing together a similar mystery. Before long they both find themselves submerged in a vast criminal conspiracy involving the police, politicians, the church and a secret society born of a pact between two Mafia families decades before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150863384734,"sku":"HPC-9780007230433","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780007230433.jpg?v=1780273592","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780007230433","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}