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Goya's Ring and The Naked Maja Dancing
Inspired by a series of true events, Goya s Ring is an action packed adventure story that tells the tale of Alessandra Santana, a beautiful Spanish Art historian and amateur opera singer, on the trail of a priceless Goya masterpiece lost to the art world for 200 years and stolen by the Nazis. In her quest, she unexpectedly unlocks secrets of her own past as well as that of her client that ties them together. Written in the style of a marriage between Monuments Men, American Treasure and The Da Vinci Code, the page-turning novel binds together the Spanish Inquisition with the Holocaust. A thrilling tale of intrigue, deceit and romance, Goya s Ring dives into the shadowy world of art collectors and museums, and finishes with a breathtaking twist."
254 pages, Paperback
First published October 2, 2015
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November 14, 2015
Reviewed by Faridah Nassozi for Readers' Favorite
Goya's Ring and The Naked Maja Dancing, by Richard L. Katz: Alessandra Santana's vast knowledge of the works of the world's most legendary painters was a valued commodity in the art society. She had been a very respected member of the society until a couple of months ago when a Picasso went missing while in her custody, casting her as the main suspect in the theft. The cloud of suspicion was overwhelming. However, when she is approached to help trace and recover a valued family painting stolen by the Nazis during the Holocaust, despite her reservations, she could not turn down. If successful, this venture would not just help clear her name but it would prove the existence of a rumored 200-year-old painting never before seen in public. With very little to go on, Alessandra starts piecing together clues for a very challenging and most thrilling adventure of her career in search of a painting whose only proof of ownership lays at the bottom of the ocean. Come long and follow Alessandra in the chase as she uncovers one of the most elaborate conspiracies in the intricate world of art theft, and some shocking truth about her own ancestry
Goya's Ring and The Naked Maja Dancing is an intimate and compelling journey into the world of art theft brilliantly brought to life through the compelling words of Richard L. Katz. The story fills you with much anxiety and anticipation as the plot unfolds. The spooky feeling that something fishy was about to pop to the surface anytime was present the whole time I was reading. As I read on, my mind could not resists formulating conspiracy theories and anxiously waiting to see them either proved wrong or right. Goya's Ring and The Naked Maja Dancing, by Richard L. Katz is a truly compelling piece of literature, and it was on honor and my absolute pleasure to read it.
Goya's Ring and The Naked Maja Dancing, by Richard L. Katz: Alessandra Santana's vast knowledge of the works of the world's most legendary painters was a valued commodity in the art society. She had been a very respected member of the society until a couple of months ago when a Picasso went missing while in her custody, casting her as the main suspect in the theft. The cloud of suspicion was overwhelming. However, when she is approached to help trace and recover a valued family painting stolen by the Nazis during the Holocaust, despite her reservations, she could not turn down. If successful, this venture would not just help clear her name but it would prove the existence of a rumored 200-year-old painting never before seen in public. With very little to go on, Alessandra starts piecing together clues for a very challenging and most thrilling adventure of her career in search of a painting whose only proof of ownership lays at the bottom of the ocean. Come long and follow Alessandra in the chase as she uncovers one of the most elaborate conspiracies in the intricate world of art theft, and some shocking truth about her own ancestry
Goya's Ring and The Naked Maja Dancing is an intimate and compelling journey into the world of art theft brilliantly brought to life through the compelling words of Richard L. Katz. The story fills you with much anxiety and anticipation as the plot unfolds. The spooky feeling that something fishy was about to pop to the surface anytime was present the whole time I was reading. As I read on, my mind could not resists formulating conspiracy theories and anxiously waiting to see them either proved wrong or right. Goya's Ring and The Naked Maja Dancing, by Richard L. Katz is a truly compelling piece of literature, and it was on honor and my absolute pleasure to read it.
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