Imagine that one painting contains the key to a decades-old secret. In Renaissance of Evil, award-winning author Alex Orsini leads readers into a high stakes art restoration game with WWII looted masterpieces and an underground community of collectors who will do whatever it takes to keep their treasures out of sight.
At the heart of this electrifying thriller is Serena Howard, a brilliant but reclusive art restorer. When she is kidnapped and made to restore four stolen Renaissance masterpieces, she soon discovers that they are not only missing masterworks, but each one also contains a secret that powerful individuals would prefer remain buried. With her time running out, Serena must decipher the secret before she joins the art world’s long list of vanishing acts.
Orsini masterfully weaves together historical truth and breakneck suspense, crafting a novel that illuminates actual cases of stolen art and the continuing struggle for restitution. From Parisian museums to secret vaults buried in the desert, Renaissance of Evil is an unforgettable ride through the art world’s beauty and shadow.
“I wanted to create a novel that not only entertains readers but also provokes them to question the secret history of the masterworks they love,” reveals Orsini. “The history of stolen art is still emerging, and I wanted to uncover the human cost behind these lost treasures.”
With its stunning scenery, ethically nuanced characters, and painstakingly researched historical context, Renaissance of Evil is ideal for readers of art crime thrillers, historical mysteries, and literary fiction that delves into the past’s residual effects.
Available now at major bookstores and online, Renaissance of Evil will enthrall art enthusiasts, history enthusiasts, and thriller fans alike.
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