The Black Sun - Couverture souple

Twining, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060762217 ISBN 13 : 9780060762216

Editeur : Harper, 2007

Synopsis

The Black Sun The second book in Twinings thrilling Tom Kirk series is a high-wire act of fast-paced narrative and engaging mystery concerning the whereabouts of a train carrying an enormous cache of goods plundered by the Nazis. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

It is a secret that has been hidden for more than a half-century. The clues have been scattered across the globe. Now someone has begun to piece them together. And the future of the world depends on their being stopped in time.

In Maryland, a vicious gang breaks into the National Cryptologic Museum and steals a Nazi Enigma machine. In a London hospital, an Auschwitz survivor is murdered in his bed, his killers making off with a macabre trophy: the old man's severed left arm. In Prague, a seemingly worthless painting is stolen from a synagogue.

Three cities. Three thefts.

Could there possibly be a connection?

Former art thief Tom Kirk certainly sees no reason to link the crimes when he is first asked to investigate. But when the stolen painting turns up alongside the amputated arm, he realizes that he has uncovered an elaborate trail of clues laid down in the dying days of the Third Reich by a secret order of SS knights. Clues leading to a fabled treasure lost in the ashes of war that is the key to a deadly game where the ultimate prize is life itself—Tom's included.

Biographie de l'auteur :

James Twining graduated from Oxford University with a degree in French literature. His first Tom Kirk adventure, The Double Eagle, was published with great success on both sides of the Atlantic. He lives in London with his wife and their two children.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060762217
• ISBN 13: 9780060762216
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 432