A picture restorer finds a cryptic clue to a centuries-old murder hidden in the back of the picture. A chess player she engages to reconstruct the game becomes involved in its continuation with a mysterious player who is not above murdering his opponents.
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Review:
"A sleek and sophisticated chamber mystery about art, life and chess. Madly clever" (New York Times)
"Gives murder a touch of class...delightfully absorbing" (Observer)
"In its intellectual background detail it is reminiscent of Umberto Eco's novels...hard to stop reading" (Michael Eaude Times Literary Supplement)
Book Description:
A brilliant murder mystery in which a clue to a murder is hidden within a medieval painting.
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