The Mona Lisa File
The Mona Lisa File by John Wilkinson, published by Xlibris Corporation LLC in August 2008, is a work of fiction that unfolds through a diary discovered after a burglary at a French restaurant in Notting Hill. The diary belongs to SS Major Eric Von Stroder, a wanted war criminal, and reveals his account of finding the Mona Lisa hidden in the Louvre’s archives at the end of World War II. He enlists a Jewish forger to create a copy of the painting, which he then places in the archives before fleeing to South America.
Readers will follow MI6 agent Nicholas Steel as he traces the painting’s path to Brazil twenty years later. In the course of his investigation, he collaborates with the American CIA to dismantle a drug cartel, ultimately leading him to the elusive artwork. The narrative intertwines themes of art, deception, and international intrigue, as the British Prime Minister faces pressure from the French government regarding trade sanctions, culminating in a dramatic twist. This edition spans 124 pages and is presented in English.
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A diary found after a burglary to a French Restaurant in Notting Hill. The owner of the diary, an SS Major Eric Von Stroder, was a wanted war criminal. The diary told how he found the Mona Lisa hidden in the Archives of the Louvre Museum, at the end of the war. He brought in a Jewish Forger to copy the painting. He then placed the forgery in the archives where he found the real one, and headed for South America. Twenty years later MI6 agent Nicholas Steel follows the trail to Brazil. After helping the American CIA to smash a drugs cartel, he finds the painting. At the same time the French are holding a gun to the head of the British Government, over trade sanctions. The Prime Minister threatens to exhibit the painting in the British Museum. The French relent on the trade deal, but there is a twist in the tale.
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