Caveat Emptor-Buyer Beware

By Paul R.M. Howell and Elle Gonzalez Rose

Caveat Emptor-Buyer Beware is the first novel in a future series based on the fictitious organization, International Art Recovery of London, headed by the well connected Sir Robert Spence and his godson, investigator Phillip Fairfax. When the imminent sale of a fabulous oil painting, The Girl in the Red Dress, by Leonardo da Vinci, is announced, the global art world goes on a feeding frenzy. Just days before the painting is due to be offered for sale at auction it is stolen from its home in the Chateau de Manville. Phillip Fairfax goes on the hunt for the priceless portrait. His investigations in the south of France and Rome brings him into conflict with the duplicitous Claude, Marquis de Manville, Claude's goddaughter, the beautiful but deadly Leila Diab and Nini Grapponelli, a murderous member of the Italian Camorra crime syndicate. Larcenous trickery, Palestinian terrorists, art forgery and violent murders all play a part before the fiery conclusion of the story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1463711174
• ISBN13: 9781463711177
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.3"