The Icon
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2006
Piatkus Books (Verlag)
978-0-7499-3664-8 (ISBN)
Piatkus Books (Verlag)
978-0-7499-3664-8 (ISBN)
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Captain Elias and his guerrillas in the resistance are engaged in battle with the Nazis. Several die trying to protect a religious icon hidden there. What happens that day lies shrouded in mystery until the icon surfaces on the New York art market, generating interest from a variety of interested parties, each wanting it for a different reason...
A religious icon, thought to have been destroyed during World War II, reappears in contemporary New York in this debut thriller that blends faith, art, history and suspense. In a remote Greek village, Captain Elias and his guerrillas in the resistance are engaged in battle with the Nazis. A church burns to the ground in an act of betrayal, and several die trying to protect a religious icon hidden there. What happens that day lies shrouded in mystery until, sixty years later, the icon surfaces on the New York art market, generating keen - and possibly deadly - interest from a variety of interested parties, each wanting it for a different reason..."The Icon" is an accomplished first novel of adventure and intrigue set in both Nazi-occupied Greece and modern-day New York.
A religious icon, thought to have been destroyed during World War II, reappears in contemporary New York in this debut thriller that blends faith, art, history and suspense. In a remote Greek village, Captain Elias and his guerrillas in the resistance are engaged in battle with the Nazis. A church burns to the ground in an act of betrayal, and several die trying to protect a religious icon hidden there. What happens that day lies shrouded in mystery until, sixty years later, the icon surfaces on the New York art market, generating keen - and possibly deadly - interest from a variety of interested parties, each wanting it for a different reason..."The Icon" is an accomplished first novel of adventure and intrigue set in both Nazi-occupied Greece and modern-day New York.
Neil Olson is the president and senior partner of Donadio & Olson Literary Agency, and lives in New York
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.4.2006 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 111 x 178 mm |
| Gewicht | 210 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
| Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7499-3664-9 / 0749936649 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7499-3664-8 / 9780749936648 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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