A Glancing Light

By Aaron Elkins

Book Overview

When a priceless stolen masterpiece is discovered among a shipment of reproductions to a Seattle art musuem, the mild mannered, law-abiding curator, Chris Norgren, reluctantly agrees to find out how the painting got there. All too soon, what should have been a pleasant interlude in Italy turns into a bizarre odyssey into shady art world doings and deadly secrets.... "A remarkable storyteller....I look forward to reading more exploits of this appealing sleuth." MYSTERY NEWS

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684192780
• ISBN13: 9780684192789
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Scribner
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 6.4" x 1.0"

Customer Reviews

Art/Mystery lovers unite!

What a fun novel! Great plot-building, great international intrigue. Sort of reminds me of Margaret Truman's "Murder at the National Gallery."