Midnight Angels: A Novel - Softcover

Carcaterra, Lorenzo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 034548391X ISBN 13: 9780345483911

Publisher: Random House Inc, 2011

Synopsis

Kate Westcott, a gifted American art student, has come to Florence to study Michelangelo. Exploring the cobbled streets of the Renaissance city with her fellow student Marco, Kate feels the pull of destiny. And when the two uncover a 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 a nightmare.

Pursued by criminals, suspected by the Rome Art Squad, and navigating the underground network of a secret society, Kate and Marco must use all their cunning to protect Michelangelo's work--and their lives.

About this title

Review:

"Crackles with action . . . a riveting and ingenious read that will keep you turning the pages."--Douglas Preston, author of The Monster of Florence

"This is the book Dan Brown wanted to write."--Providence Journal-Bulletin

"[A] masterly thriller."--Alafair Burke, author of 212

"Slick and entertaining . . . plenty of action."--Desert Morning News

About the Author:

Lorenzo Carcaterra is the author of A Safe Place, Sleepers, Apaches, Gangster, Street Boys, Paradise City, and Chasers. He has written scripts for movies and television and was a writer/producer for Law & Order. He has traveled to Italy on a yearly basis since he was fourteen and has written extensively about the country both for National Geographic Traveler and in his books. He speaks fluent Italian, and his favorite place to be is inside the church at Santa Croce, standing in front of the tomb of Michelangelo. He is currently at work on his next novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 034548391X
• ISBN 13: 9780345483911
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 400