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Praise for James Twining:
‘Crackles along’ Daily Mail
‘James Twining knows how to grip’ Times Literary Supplement
‘The narrative is fast-paced and the result is highly entertaining’ Peter Gutteridge
‘If there's a better thriller this year I would like to see it' Jack Higgins
‘Twining is a worthy successor to Forsyth, Follett, and Higgins. Highly recommended' Christopher Reich
‘Far better stories and much better written than The Da Vinci Code, this series is crying out for either small or big screen treatment - Brilliant stuff!’ www.booksmonthly.co.uk
‘…if you loved The Da Vinci Code, this is for you!’ Closer
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Mafia, a secret society and the world’s greatest treasures all converge in James Twining’s all new jaw–dropping thriller featuring reformed art thief Tom Kirk
It begins with a young man hanging from the Ponte Sant' Angelo Rome, his pockets weighed down with lead whilst the current of the river below slowly tightens the noose around his neck.
Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, retired art thief Tom Kirk is asked by an old friend to investigate a case involving the theft of a long lost Caravaggio painting. When tragedy strikes Tom is left holding a blood-soaked body.
Back in Rome Art Protection Squad officer Allegra Damico has been called to the Parthenon where a second body has been found, It begins with a young man hanging from the Ponte Sant' Angelo Rome, his pockets weighed down with lead whilst the current of the river below slowly tightens the noose around his neck.
Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, retired art thief Tom Kirk is asked by an old friend to investigate a case involving the theft of a long lost Caravaggio painting. When tragedy strikes Tom is left holding a blood-soaked body.
Back in Rome police Lieutenant Allegra Damico has been called to the Parthenon where a second body has been found, but this time the body is surrounded by mannequins. When a third body is found crucified upside down in the middle of the ancient forum Allegra realises there is a sinister link between the murders. Someone is staging famous Caravaggio paintings. Suspecting the detective leading the case is corrupt Allegra begins her own investigation.
Spurred on by grief and the desire to avenge the murder of his friend, Tom follows a trail to Rome where he finds Allegra piecing together a similar mystery. Before long they both find themselves submerged in a vast criminal conspiracy involving the police, politicians, the church and a secret society born of a pact between two Mafia families decades before.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed the first two books by this author however the third 'The Gilded Seal' while not bad didn't quite hit the spot for me. This latest offering however is excellent. The characters are likeable the pace is swift and the action relentless. In the mix there is a wealth of interesting little factlets (is that a new word?)about art and history.
The plot is fairly complex and there are a lot of players to remember. However, the chapters are mercifully quite short allowing you tidy places to stop reading when you need to get on with something else, unlike some writers who rabbit on for ages without pause.
You are probably reading this because you have a particular liking for this sort of story. At over five hundred pages it represents good value for money and I don't think it will disappoint.
The plot is fairly complex and there are a lot of players to remember. However, the chapters are mercifully quite short allowing you tidy places to stop reading when you need to get on with something else, unlike some writers who rabbit on for ages without pause.
You are probably reading this because you have a particular liking for this sort of story. At over five hundred pages it represents good value for money and I don't think it will disappoint.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've read all the other Tom Kirk books but the author has totally excelled himself this time! It was gripping from the first page to the last paragraph. Can't wait for the next one!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
You have to pay attention when reading the Geneva Deception because it has one of the most convoluted thriller plots I have read in a long time. The fourth book by James Twining, it once again features retired art thief Tom Kirk, who readers were first introduced to in The Double Eagle. This time Kirk is up against, variously, corrupt art dealers, the Mafia, tomb robbers, the Italian authorities and the Vatican as he investigates a decades old conspiracy. To add further spice to events this time Kirk's quest is motivated by revenge after an old and very close friend is murdered.
If this very brief synopsis, and the mention of the vatican & art dealers, suggests that The Geneva Deception (a horrible title reminiscent of the worst airport thrillers) is nothing more than a Dan Brown clone then be reassured that it isn't. The conspiracy uncovered here is not an improbable, world changing one; just a profitable and all too plausible criminal enterprise. There are no albino monk assassins or ancient secret societies at work; unless you count the Mafia amongst the latter (the only assassin is just a straight forward and anonymous killer for hire). Most importantly the story is not a a tiresome, linear chase reliant on secrets hidden in famous work of art or monuments recounted in turgid and prosaic prose; its well paced, for the most part logical (the explanation for one character's actions, including a cold blooded murder, don't really stand up to scrutiny) and relies on characters undertaking an actual investigation rather than on serendipity and their pre-existing knowledge.
It is also, as I said at the beginning, a rather complicated tale, with multiple protagonists, all with their own agendas that often as not conflict with one another. The Geneva Deception is a book you have to pay attention to in order to keep up with who's who, who's doing what to whom and why. There are multiple plot strands running in parallel which only intersect right at the end. It rewards the reader's attention however, by providing a very satisfying denoument and a nice and only slightly predictable final twist.
If the book has any flaws its that it lacks a certain lightness of tone. The death of a character early on is useful in setting the stakes high, but it casts a dark shadow over what follows. As a result the book lacks the sort of effervescence that a tale of stolen art requires.
That one complaint and the awful title aside however, this is another great thriller and one I can highly recommend (although its best to read Tom Kirk's other adventures first).
If this very brief synopsis, and the mention of the vatican & art dealers, suggests that The Geneva Deception (a horrible title reminiscent of the worst airport thrillers) is nothing more than a Dan Brown clone then be reassured that it isn't. The conspiracy uncovered here is not an improbable, world changing one; just a profitable and all too plausible criminal enterprise. There are no albino monk assassins or ancient secret societies at work; unless you count the Mafia amongst the latter (the only assassin is just a straight forward and anonymous killer for hire). Most importantly the story is not a a tiresome, linear chase reliant on secrets hidden in famous work of art or monuments recounted in turgid and prosaic prose; its well paced, for the most part logical (the explanation for one character's actions, including a cold blooded murder, don't really stand up to scrutiny) and relies on characters undertaking an actual investigation rather than on serendipity and their pre-existing knowledge.
It is also, as I said at the beginning, a rather complicated tale, with multiple protagonists, all with their own agendas that often as not conflict with one another. The Geneva Deception is a book you have to pay attention to in order to keep up with who's who, who's doing what to whom and why. There are multiple plot strands running in parallel which only intersect right at the end. It rewards the reader's attention however, by providing a very satisfying denoument and a nice and only slightly predictable final twist.
If the book has any flaws its that it lacks a certain lightness of tone. The death of a character early on is useful in setting the stakes high, but it casts a dark shadow over what follows. As a result the book lacks the sort of effervescence that a tale of stolen art requires.
That one complaint and the awful title aside however, this is another great thriller and one I can highly recommend (although its best to read Tom Kirk's other adventures first).
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