The Mystery of the Lost Cezanne (A Provençal Mystery)
Book Details
Author(s)
Longworth, M. L.
Publisher
Penguin
ISBN / ASIN
0143128078
ISBN-13
9780143128076
Availability
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Category
Art thefts
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
The fifth entry in this acclaimed series finds Verlaque and Bonnet searching for a murderer in a crime tied to Provence s greatest artist
The latest book in the Verlaque & Bonnet Mystery series, The Curse of La Fontaine, is available now from Penguin Books!
A friend in his cigar club asks Antoine Verlaque to visit Ren Rouquet, a retired postal worker who has found a rolled-up canvas in his apartment. As the apartment once belonged to Paul C zanne, Rouquet is convinced he s discovered a treasure. But when Antoine arrives at the apartment, he finds Ren dead, the canvas missing, and a mysterious art history professor standing over the body.
When the painting is finally recovered, the mystery only deepens. The brushwork and color all point to C zanne. But who is the smiling woman in the painting? She is definitely not the dour Madame C zanne. Who killed Ren ? Who stole the painting? And what will they do to get it back?
Like Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri, M. L. Longworth s enchanting mysteries blend clever whodunits with gustatory delights and the timeless romance of Provence. The Mystery of the Lost C zanne adds a new twist by immersing Antoine and Marine in a clever double narrative that costars Provence s greatest artist.
Art theft is a hot topic on the mystery scene, and no one s heist is livelier than Longworth s. Kirkus Reviews
The latest book in the Verlaque & Bonnet Mystery series, The Curse of La Fontaine, is available now from Penguin Books!
A friend in his cigar club asks Antoine Verlaque to visit Ren Rouquet, a retired postal worker who has found a rolled-up canvas in his apartment. As the apartment once belonged to Paul C zanne, Rouquet is convinced he s discovered a treasure. But when Antoine arrives at the apartment, he finds Ren dead, the canvas missing, and a mysterious art history professor standing over the body.
When the painting is finally recovered, the mystery only deepens. The brushwork and color all point to C zanne. But who is the smiling woman in the painting? She is definitely not the dour Madame C zanne. Who killed Ren ? Who stole the painting? And what will they do to get it back?
Like Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri, M. L. Longworth s enchanting mysteries blend clever whodunits with gustatory delights and the timeless romance of Provence. The Mystery of the Lost C zanne adds a new twist by immersing Antoine and Marine in a clever double narrative that costars Provence s greatest artist.
Art theft is a hot topic on the mystery scene, and no one s heist is livelier than Longworth s. Kirkus Reviews
