First published 2013
As Hitler's forces seize control of Italy in 1943, they also loot the country's priceless cultural heritage - masterpieces by Michelangelo, Titian, Caravaggio, and more. On a daring mission, two unlikely American heroes - artist Deane Keller and scholar Fred Hartt - embark on a high-stakes treasure hunt to recover the stolen works before the Nazis can spirit them away. In a race against time, they must outwit the German army and a top-level Nazi officer to salvage mankind's greatest artistic treasures.
Genres: art, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, world-war-ii, art-history
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: race-against-time, unlikely-heroes
Setting: Italy, Germany
Period: 1943
480 pages · Hardcover · W. W. Norton & Company