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Overview
On the eve of World War II, David Halifax, a young American painter, receives a scholarship to come to Paris and work under the tutelage of the mysterious Russian artist Alexander Pankratov. But as Nazi forces encroach, Halifax realizes the true purpose of his visit: to forge masterworks of the Paris museums, and with the aid of a wily art trader, barter the fakes to Hitler's legion of art dealers. What develops is a riveting cat-and-mouse game that moves through Paris's silent streets, through the tunnels beneath its museums, and eventually into the war-torn countryside of Normandy.
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- ISBN-13: 9780312276966
- ISBN-10: 0312276966
- Publisher: Picador USA
- Publish Date: November 2001
- Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
- Page Count: 336
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