JAMES TWINING

Sevilla. Während die vermummten Büßer durch die Stadt ziehen, rennt ein Mann um sein Leben. New York. Eine harmlose Fälschung weitet sich aus zu einem Skandal, der den gesamten internationalen Kunsthandel erschüttert. Paris. Ein Gemälde von Leonardo da Vinci ist verschwunden, und an seiner Stelle ist eine Katze an die Wand genagelt. Ex-Kunstdieb Tom Kirk, als Experte hinzugerufen, erkennt sofort, dass die Warnung ihm gilt. Ein alter Feind plant den Coup des Jahrhunderts. Er hat es auf das berühmteste Gemälde der Welt abgesehen: die Mona Lisa. Doch auch die ist vielleicht nicht echt ...

Mafia, a secret society and the worldas greatest treasures all converge in James Twiningas all new jawadropping thriller featuring reformed art thief Tom KirkIt begins with a young man hanging from the Ponte Sant'' Angelo Rome, his pockets weighed down with lead whilst the current of the river below slowly tightens the noose around his neck.Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, retired art thief Tom Kirk is asked by an old friend to investigate a case involving the theft of a long lost Caravaggio painting. When tragedy strikes Tom is left holding a blood-soaked body.Back in Rome Art Protection Squad officer Allegra Damico has been called to the Parthenon where a second body has been found, It begins with a young man hanging from the Ponte Sant'' Angelo Rome, his pockets weighed down with lead whilst the current of the river below slowly tightens the noose around his neck.Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, retired art thief Tom Kirk is asked by an old friend to investigate a case involving the theft of a long lost Caravaggio painting. When tragedy strikes Tom is left holding a blood-soaked body.Back in Rome police Lieutenant Allegra Damico has been called to the Parthenon where a second body has been found, but this time the body is surrounded by mannequins. When a third body is found crucified upside down in the middle of the ancient forum Allegra realises there is a sinister link between the murders. Someone is staging famous Caravaggio paintings. Suspecting the detective leading the case is corrupt Allegra begins her own investigation.Spurred on by grief and the desire to avenge the murder of his friend, Tom follows a trail to Rome where he finds Allegra piecing together a similar mystery. Before long they both find themselves submerged in a vast criminal conspiracy involving the police, politicians, the church and a secret society born of a pact between two Mafia families decades before.

In der Seine bei Paris treibt die Leiche eines Priesters. Bei der Obduktion macht man in seinem Magen einen sensationellen Fund. Aus dem streng bewachten Tresor in Fort Knox ist ein Schatz von nationaler Bedeutung verschwunden. Nur einer kann einen solchen Einbruch verubt haben. Tom Kirk. Meisterdieb. Ein Mann, der in den Akten der CIA als tot gefuhrt wird. Aber Kirk lebt. Und er ist unschuldig. Gemeinsam mit der jungen FBI-Agentin Jennifer macht sich Kirk auf eine Hetzjagd, die ihn von London uber Paris und Amsterdam bis nach Istanbul fuhrt auf der Suche nach den wahren Dieben und der legendaren Double-Eagle-Munze ...

Tres ciudades, tres misteriosos robos: el brazo izquierdo de un anciano superviviente de Auschwitz, en Londres; una máquina descifradora: Enigma, en Estados Unidos; un cuadro, en una sinagoga de Praga. La conexion entre las tres desapariciones se halla en un cuerpo de elite creado por Himmler para una mision muy especial: proteger el tren del oro, que transportaba el legendario tesoro de los nazis. El ex ladron de guante blanco Tom Kirk debe encontrar las pistas de esta secta secreta. Se trata de la secuela de Doble aguila (P&J, 2006), novela tambien protagonizada por Tom Kirk que tuvo una excelente acogida de publico. Una escritura agil y muy cinematografica, con capitulos cortos y grandes dosis de suspense. Temas historicos extremadamente atractivos: el tesoro nazi, la maquina Enigma, el tren que salio de Hungria con todo el expolio de las riquezas de los judios, los cuerpos de elite del ejercito aleman

This title has high adventure, and mind-blowing suspense. Tom Kirk, the world''s greatest art thief, is back on another life-threatening mission. In London, an Auschwitz survivor is murdered in his hospital bed, his killers making off with a macabre trophy - his severed left arm. In Fort Mead, Maryland, a vicious gang breaks into the NSA museum and steals a World War II Enigma machine, lynching the guard who happens to cross their path. Meanwhile, in Prague, a frenzied and mindless anti-Semitic attack on a synagogue culminates in the theft of a seemingly worthless painting by a little known Czech artist called Karel Bellak. A year has passed since Tom Kirk, the world''s greatest art thief, decided to put his criminal past behind him and embark on a new career, on the right side of the law . Then, three major thefts occur, and suddenly Tom is confronted with a deadly mystery and a sinister face from the past.

Una serie de muertes simultáneas, en Amsterdam, Fort Knox y París, parecen estar conectadas por un singular objeto: una moneda de oro de veinte dólares, la ''doble águila''. Para resolver este misterio, Tom Kirk, un ladron de guante blanco al que acusan de haber robado una de las monedas, y Jennifer Brown, la agente del FBI encargada del caso, uniran sus fuerzas y viviran una vibrante aventura.

Twining, JamesJames Bond meets The Thomas Crown Affair in a spellbinding tale of international intrigue and suspense.Tom Kirk. The world's greatest art thief.Jennifer Browne. An FBI agent desperate for a second chance.Cassius. The criminal mastermind controlling the art underworld.In Paris a priest is murdered, the killers dumping his mutilated body into the Seine. Only he has taken a secret with him to his death. A secret that reveals itself during his autopsy and reawakens memories of Depression-era politics and a seventy-year-old heist.Jennifer Browne, a young and ambitious FBI agent is assigned to the case.This is her last chance to kick start a career that has stalled after one fatal error of judgement three years before.Her investigation uncovers a daring robbery from Fort Knox and Tom Kirk, the world's greatest art thief is the prime suspect.Tom, caught between his desire to finally get out of the game and his partner's insistence that he complete one last job for the criminal mastermind Cassius, faces a thrilling race against time to clear his name. A race that takes him from London to Paris, Amsterdam to Istanbul in a search for the real thieves and the legendary Double Eagle.

A Londres, un survivant dAuschwitz est assassiné sur son lit dhôpital. Aux Etats-Unis, une machine Enigma est dérobée dans le musée de la NSA. Et à Prague, cest une peinture sans valeur qui disparaît

Séville. Un homme tente de protéger un mystérieux carnet. Quelques heures plus tard, il est retrouvé crucifié. En tentant de venger la mort de son ami, Tom Kirk, l’ancien voleur, découvre qu’une séri

Un homme est retrouvé pendu sous le Pont Saint-Ange à Rome. Un autre est découvert au Panthéon et un troisième est crucifié au Forum. Ces meurtres, particulièrement horribles, semblent reproduire cer

Mafia, a secret society and the worlds greatest treasures all converge in James Twinings all new jawdropping thriller featuring reformed art thief Tom Kirk It begins with a young man hanging from the Ponte Sant Angelo Rome, his pockets weighed down with lead whilst the current of the river below slowly tightens the noose around his neck. Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, retired art thief Tom Kirk is asked by an old friend to investigate a case involving the theft of a long lost Caravaggio painting. When tragedy strikes Tom is left holding a blood-soaked body. Back in Rome police Lieutenant Allegra Damico has been called to the Parthenon where a second body has been found, but this time the body is surrounded by mannequins. When a third body is found crucified upside down in the middle of the ancient forum Allegra realises there is a sinister link between the murders. Someone is staging famous Caravaggio paintings. Suspecting the detective leading the case is corrupt Allegra begins her own investigation. Spurred on by grief and the desire to avenge the murder of his friend, Tom follows a trail to Rome where he finds Allegra piecing together a similar mystery. Before long they both find themselves submerged in a vast criminal conspiracy involving the police, politicians, the church and a secret society born of a pact between two Mafia families decades before.

The most audacious heist in history is about to commence, and Tom Kirk is right in the middle of it Now available in e-book format for the first time. James Twinings third Tom Kirk adventure available in e-book format for the first time. Whilst investigating the theft of a stolen Da Vinci, reformed art thief Tom Kirk is confronted with the horrifying sight of a cat nailed to the wall where the painting once stood. He instantly recognises the sign as a greeting from his old enemy Milo. Then Tom finds out that a long time friend in Seville has been murdered and whilst visiting his friends daughter Eva, she is kidnapped by Milo. Suddenly Tom finds himself in a frantic race against time to save her life. Meanwhile, in New York, FBI agent Jennifer Browne has been asked to investigate a possible art fraud. The trail leads to an Iranian art dealer who denies all knowledge, but when a lawyer who he had dealings with is murdered, Jennifer knows she has stumbled across something very sinister. Are the reappearance of Milo, Evas kidnapping and the theft of the Da Vinci connected? Are Tom and Jennifers paths destined to cross again as they descend into a maelstrom of betrayal and murder?

James Bond meets The Thomas Crown Affair in a spellbinding tale of international intrigue and suspense. Now available in e-book format for the first time. James Twinings first Tom Kirk adventure available in e-book format for the first time. Tom Kirk. The worlds greatest art thief. Jennifer Browne. An FBI agent desperate for a second chance. Cassius. The criminal mastermind controlling the art underworld. In Paris a priest is murdered, the killers dumping his mutilated body into the Seine. Only he has taken a secret with him to his death. A secret that reveals itself during his autopsy and reawakens memories of Depressionera politics and a seventyyearold heist. Jennifer Browne, a young and ambitious FBI agent is assigned to the case.This is her last chance to kick start a career that has stalled after one fatal error of judgement three years before. Her investigation uncovers a daring robbery from Fort Knox and Tom Kirk, the worlds greatest art thief is the prime suspect. Tom, caught between his desire to finally get out of the game and his partners insistence that he complete one last job for the criminal mastermind Cassius, faces a thrilling race against time to clear his name. A race that takes him from London to Paris, Amsterdam to Istanbul in a search for the real thieves and the legendary Double Eagle.

High adventure, mindblowing suspense. Tom Kirk, the worlds greatest art thief, is back on another lifethreatening mission. Now available in e-book format for the first time. James Twinings second Tom Kirk thriller available in e-book format for the first time. In London, an Auschwitz survivor is murdered in his hospital bed, his killers making off with a macabre trophy his severed left arm. In Fort Mead, Maryland, a vicious gang breaks into the NSA museum and steals a World War II Enigma machine, lynching the guard who happens to cross their path. Meanwhile, in Prague, a frenzied and mindless anti-Semitic attack on a synagogue culminates in the theft of a seemingly worthless painting by a little known Czech artist called Karel Bellak. A year has passed since Tom Kirk, the worlds greatest art thief, decided to put his criminal past behind him and embark on a new career, on the right side of the law . Then three major thefts occur, and suddenly Tom is confronted with a deadly mystery and a sinister face from the past.