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Summer reading: "The Rembrandt Affair"

20 July 2010 - by ArtfixDaily Staff
A 1906 pastoral scene by Henri Matisse stolen from the Modern Art Museum in Paris in May 2010.
A 1906 pastoral scene by Henri Matisse stolen from the Modern Art Museum in Paris in May 2010.
(INTERPOL)

Best-selling author Daniel Silva has crafted an entertaining new spy thriller based on the world's most shocking art heists. "The Rembrandt Affair" portrays art crime---a lucrative underground activity resulting in losses of at least $6 billion annually, according to the FBI---set against the backdrop of Iran seeking nuclear weapons.

The tale spins around an "endearingly eccentric London art dealer," a murdered art restorer, a shady Swiss billionaire, and a spy on a quest to unravel the deadly secrets behind a painting.