Download or read book Missing Mona written by Joe Klingler and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tommy has boomeranged back to his parents residence and a dead end job after too many years in college. As he looks squarely at his fourth decade of life his smartphone convinces him the time has come for a change. A gift from his grandfather provides the means, so he embarks on the path of blues artists and beatniks before him--and hits the road. He immediately meets a damsel in hitchhiking distress who says her name is Mona. Her presence persuades him that the bright lights and dark clubs of Chicago might be his kind of town.So on a summer Saturday night they settle into a fancy hotel overlooking the beaches of Lake Michigan.On Sunday...Mona disappears.But she leaves behind more than a sweet memory that involves Tommy in the sort of cash flow problems he never imagined. While trying to sort out how to stay on the right side of the law and get back on the road, he meets a young criminologist who helps him, a DJ who doesn't, and a librarian who teaches him about the city, women, and the art of the makeover.After being lied to, punched, and witnessing a drive-by shooting--he is desperate to help Mona.If he can find her.

Download or read book The Mona Lisa Is Missing written by Ramsey Montgomery and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this choose-your-own adventure, the Mona Lisa stolen just before your family's Paris trip, and the Sûreté enlists your help, but when you arrive in France you must choose between meeting a friend with a lead on the thieves or assisting the officials.

Download or read book The Last Mona Lisa written by Jonathan Santlofer and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER! "Unstoppable what-happens-next momentum."—Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author "A deliciously tense read."—Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author From award-winning crime writer and celebrated artist Jonathan Santlofer comes an enthralling tale about the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, the forgeries that appeared in its wake, and the present-day underbelly of the art world. August, 1911: The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincent Peruggia. Exactly what happens in the two years before its recovery is a mystery. Many replicas of the Mona Lisa exist, and more than one historian has wondered if the painting now returned to the Louvre is a fake, switched in 1911. Present day: Art professor Luke Perrone digs for the truth behind his most famous ancestor: Peruggia. His search attracts an Interpol detective with something to prove and an unfamiliar but curiously helpful woman. Soon, Luke tumbles deep into the world of art and forgery, a land of obsession and danger. The Last Mona Lisa is a suspenseful and seductive tale, perfect for fans of the Netflix documentaries This Is A Robbery and Made You Look and readers obsessed with the world of art heists and forgeries.

Download or read book Stealing Mona Lisa written by Carson Morton and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when you mix a Parisian street orphan, a hot-tempered Spanish forger, a beautiful American pickpocket, an unloved wife, and one priceless painting? Charming Eduardo de Valfierno leads a comfortable life in Argentina, skillfully duping the nouveau riche with his unique brand of fraud. He offers them theft of priceless art, delivering instead impeccable forgeries. When an unexpected encounter with the enchanting Mrs. Hart pushes him into unfamiliar territory, he returns to the city he once loved but had to abandon–Paris. There, he must assemble his team for their greatest and most audacious heist yet: the Mona Lisa. This riveting narrative takes you deep into the heart of early 20th century Paris, its art world, and the legendary Louvre Museum. As the plot thickens with a team member disappearing and Mr. Hart's shadow looming in Paris, the crew must navigate unforeseen challenges and their own vulnerabilities to stay ahead. Inspired by the real-life theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911, Stealing Mona Lisa captures the imagination with a blend of historical truth, mystery, and heart-stopping suspense that will leave you guessing till the very end.

Download or read book The Lost Father written by Mona Simpson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-08-10 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her highly acclaimed first novel, Anywhere But Here, Simpson created one of the most astute yet vulnerable heroines in contemporary fiction. Now Mayan Atassi--once Mayan Stevenson--returns in an immensely powerful novel about love and lovelessness, fathers and fatherlessness, and the loyalties that shape us even when they threaten to destroy us. Now a woman of twenty-eight and finally on her own in medical school, Mayan becomes obsessed with the father she never knew, leading her to hire detectives to dredge up the past, thus eroding her savings, ruining her career, and flirting with madness in a search spanning two continents. "Ratifies the achievement of Anywhere But Here, attesting to its author's...dazzling literary gift and uncommon emotional wisdom." --New York Times "A breathtaking piece of fiction; Simpson is a writer who can break our heart and mend it in the same sentence." --Cleveland Plain Dealer

Download or read book Who Stole Mona Lisa written by Ruthie Knapp and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The famous painting, Mona Lisa, describes how she was painted by Leonardo da Vinci, taken to France, hung in the Louvre Museum, was stolen and then recovered. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Download or read book William and the Missing Masterpiece written by Helen Hancocks and published by Templar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handsome cat William finds himself at the centre of mysterious case when famous masterpiece The Mona Cheesa is stolen from a Parisian gallery. Who could be responsible for the theft? Can William put the mysterious clues together in time? Fans of Helen Hancocks' Penguin in Peril won't be disappointed with this hilarious tale of cat and mouse.

Download or read book ArtCurious written by Jennifer Dasal and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wildly entertaining and surprisingly educational dive into art history as you've never seen it before, from the host of the beloved ArtCurious podcast We're all familiar with the works of Claude Monet, thanks in no small part to the ubiquitous reproductions of his water lilies on umbrellas, handbags, scarves, and dorm-room posters. But did you also know that Monet and his cohort were trailblazing rebels whose works were originally deemed unbelievably ugly and vulgar? And while you probably know the tale of Vincent van Gogh's suicide, you may not be aware that there's pretty compelling evidence that the artist didn't die by his own hand but was accidentally killed--or even murdered. Or how about the fact that one of Andy Warhol's most enduring legacies involves Caroline Kennedy's moldy birthday cake and a collection of toenail clippings? ArtCurious is a colorful look at the world of art history, revealing some of the strangest, funniest, and most fascinating stories behind the world's great artists and masterpieces. Through these and other incredible, weird, and wonderful tales, ArtCurious presents an engaging look at why art history is, and continues to be, a riveting and relevant world to explore.

Download or read book Bayou Christmas Disappearance written by Denise N. Wheatley and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’ll help him find a kidnapped victim He’ll keep her alive in the process Mona Avery is determined to investigate Dillon Reed’s high-profile missing person case in the Louisiana bayou. Even if stubborn Detective Reed insists the hotshot investigative journalist is a hindrance. For Mona, the case is personal, especially at Christmas. Working closely with the detective makes it hard to deny their attraction. But a killer wants Mona’s story silenced…and only Dillon can keep her safe… From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.

Download or read book A Missing Hero written by Mrs. Alexander and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lost Sentinel written by Rex Roberts and published by Pajama Therapy Books. This book was released on 2022-11-26 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Mission to the Past to Save the Future With their home world disappearing, brothers Coru and Payton Wisla chase criminal Moses Zhang through a rapidly collapsing hole in time, 300 years into the past. Building the Time Bore was a political football on Cloud Rez and now they knew it should never have been built. They must protect Charles and Wren Wood at all costs. Reclusive telepath Wren Wood emerges from her forest hideaway, expecting an avalanche of noisy minds in the city. She finds only silence and no one she can trust. Alone in a dangerously altered world, Wren risks everything to scrounge much-needed supplies, and makes a break back to her hidden cabin. During her perilous journey home Wren encounters Coru Wisla, a tall, strangely tattooed man, and the first person able to block her from his thoughts. It was as if he already knew of her telepathy and had prepared to defend his mind... But how could he? Her family kept her ability secret her entire life. While Coru now fights by her side, she knows he's hiding something. What does Coru Wisla really want from her?

Download or read book Mona Lisa written by Serge Bramly and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The woman in Leonardo da Vinci's work gazes out from the canvas with a quiet serenity. But what lies behind the famous smile? Shrouded in mystery, the Mona Lisa has attracted more speculation and questioning than any other work of art ever created. This work provides an aide memoire of the world's most famous painting. The full-page colour plates portray the Mona Lisa in close-up photographs, while Serge Bramly, the author, explores its shadowy history and the fascination the painting has engendered.

Download or read book Missing Girls written by Lois Metzger and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2001-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During eighth grade, Carrie moves in with her grandmother, becomes friends with an withdrawn classmate, and comes to terms with her mother's death.

Download or read book From the Neck Up written by Erik Flores and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-12-10 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happened to America's most beloved public speaker, Martin Romaine, whose doves fly so freely at the finale of his stadium-filled shows? How did he get lost in the middle of the Florida Everglades? Most importantly, who will fill the shoes of the man with the golden throat and the chestnut locks? From the Neck Up is a comically satiric novel about what happens when everyone attains their notion of success.

Download or read book Vanished Smile written by R.A. Scotti and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 21, 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s most celebrated painting vanished from the Louvre. The prime suspects were as shocking as the crime: Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire, young provocateurs of a new art. The sensational disappearing act captured the world’s imagination. Crowds stood in line to view the empty space on the museum wall. Thousands more waited, as concerned as if Mona Lisa were a missing person, for news of the lost painting. Almost a century later, questions still linger: Who really pinched Mona Lisa, and why? Part love story, part mystery, Vanished Smile reopens the puzzling case that transformed a Renaissance portrait into the most enduring icon of all time.

Download or read book Sessional Papers written by British Colombia. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Voice of the Prairie written by John Olive and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1989 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As the play begins, an old hobo named Poppy by his avid companion, young Davey Quinn, is telling a tall tale. It is the early 1890s and itinerant story tellers like Poppy are the voices of the prairie. Years later, Davey is discovered by a radio entrepreneur while he is telling stories about Poppy and Frankie, a blind girl he rescued from a cruel father. Quinn becomes famous on radio as the Voice of the Prairie. Frankie reenters his life and the FCC threatens them all for broadcasting without a license."--