Canto for a Gypsy

By Martin Cruz Smith

Book Overview

Gypsy antique dealer Roman Grey is back in one of Martin Cruz Smith's most beloved novels--​the exciting and fast-paced Canto for a Gypsy.

The priceless Royal Crown of Hungary is on display in St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. Guarded by many, including the NYPD and the gypsy antique dealer Roman Grey, a heist is impossible. But everybody wants the legendary Crown of Saint Stephen. The Hungarian government wants it as a symbol of national greatness. Exiled rebels want it simply to rob the Communists of their pleasure. And an ex-Nazi art plunderer wants it to settle a very old score. Then the unthinkable happens, and murder, mayhem, and all hell breaks loose...and only Grey knows the century's old secret about the crown.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476795908
• ISBN13: 9781476795904
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

A surprising story involving gypsies in modern New York

Although this book is twelve years old, it is very interesting. The plot revolves around the display of the Crown Jewel of Hungary at St Patrick's Cathedral and the unlikely trio into whose hands security is thrust