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An inherited painting is the key to a cache of priceless relics in this novel of romantic suspense by the author of "Conspiracy" and "Crusade". An art dealer and the woman he loves find themselves involved in a dangerous race against time to discover the whereabouts of the treasure. Peter…

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This book also asks us to separate what’s real and what isn’t. A painting looks worthless but is, in fact, a guide to immense riches.

Watson invites us to find the truth in a landscape of lies. Along the way he gives us well-disguised lessons in history, heraldry, mythology, the conservation of art, and the beauties of the English landscape. He is a master storyteller and a master of suspense.

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