The Icon |
|
Author:
| Olson, Neil |
ISBN: | 978-0-7499-3664-8 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2006 |
Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group Limited
|
Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $19.99 |
Book Description:
|
A religious icon, thought to have been destroyed during World War II, reappears in contemporary New York in this debut thriller that blends faith, art, history and suspense.In a remote Greek village, Captain Elias and his guerrillas in the resistance are engaged in battle with the Nazis. A church burns to the ground in an act of betrayal, and several die trying to protect a religious icon hidden there. What happens that day lies shrouded in mystery until, sixty years later, the icon...
More DescriptionA religious icon, thought to have been destroyed during World War II, reappears in contemporary New York in this debut thriller that blends faith, art, history and suspense.In a remote Greek village, Captain Elias and his guerrillas in the resistance are engaged in battle with the Nazis. A church burns to the ground in an act of betrayal, and several die trying to protect a religious icon hidden there. What happens that day lies shrouded in mystery until, sixty years later, the icon surfaces on the New York art market, generating keen and possibly deadly interest from a variety of interested parties, each wanting it for a different reason...The Icon is an accomplished first novel of adventure and intrigue set in both Nazi-occupied Greece and modern-day New York.