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Midnight Angels 

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Lorenzo CarcaterraMidnight Angels (2010)
A novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra

 
"Crackles with action... a riveting and ingenious read that will keep you turning the pages."
Douglas Preston


In the secret passageways of one of the world's most majestic cities, an American woman must risk everything to keep the long-lost work of a Renaissance master from falling into the hands of thieves.

In Midnight Angels, acclaimed author Lorenzo Carcaterra returns with a gripping new novel of suspense, revealing a fascinating world where art and crime rendezvous in the shadows, where rumors swirl of undiscovered masterpieces lost to the ages and hidden throughout Europe, and where some will do anything to possess these priceless treasures.

Kate Westcott has come to the beautiful city of Florence to study the masterly Michelangelo, whose work has inspired centuries of admiration, adoration, even lust. Of course she already knows more about him than most art historians, thanks to her guardian and mentor, Professor Richard Dylan Edwards. A preeminent Michelangelo scholar - and a member of the mysterious Vittoria Society - Edwards has devoted his life to chasing down lost and stolen works of art and returning them to their rightful owners.

Exploring the cobbled streets of the Renaissance city with fellow art student Marco Scudarti, Kate feels the pull of destiny. And when the two uncover a secret chamber in a corridor sealed since the time of the Medicis, they make a stunning discovery: Michelangelo's Midnight Angels - three small, exquisite sculptures long rumored to exist but never before seen. It is the find of a lifetime - and the beginning of their nightmare.

Pursued by operatives of the most heinous criminals, under suspicion from the elite Rome Art Squad, and navigating the underground network of the Vittoria Society, Kate must use all her cunning to elude capture. From the halls of the Uffizi to the Piazza Santa Croce, across the Ponte Vecchio and under the shadow of the Duomo, Kate and Marco race to preserve and protect not only Michelangelo's work but also their lives.

Midnight Angels is a thrilling, page-turning novel in which Lorenzo Carcaterra evokes an Italian setting so intimate and sensual that it seems to live and breathe along with his characters.

Genre: Mystery
 
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Hardback Editions

July 2010 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0345483901Title: Midnight Angels: A Novel
Author(s): Lorenzo Carcaterra
ISBN: 0-345-48390-1 / 978-0-345-48390-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Paperback Editions

May 2011 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 034548391XTitle: Midnight Angels: A Novel
Author(s): Lorenzo Carcaterra
ISBN: 0-345-48391-X / 978-0-345-48391-1 (USA edition)
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Other Editions

June 2010 : Kindle edition
Cover of ISBN: B0036S4CUCTitle: Midnight Angels: A Novel
Author(s): Lorenzo Carcaterra
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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