I didn't read half of the books that I planned to read this month. I am keyed up over a move to a new house. However, I read three books that I rated 5 out of 5 stars: The List, The Baker of Lost Memories and An Inside Job. Dan Silva's An Inside Job is an art theft mystery which is why I chose it over a Holocaust survivor story and a murder mystery. I love art and read every art theft book I can find.
In Inside Job, retired Israeli spy Gabriel Allon works as an art restorer in Venice. He has been asked to recover a stolen painting by stealing it back. The painting, a portrait of a beautiful young girl, has been gathering dust in a storeroom at the Vatican Museums for more than a century, misattributed and hidden beneath a worthless picture by an unknown artist. Allon uses friends from his old spy network to help him steal the painting.
An Inside Job is a fast read with plenty of suspense. I highly recommend it to mystery lovers.
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