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A lost treas ure shrouded Thomas Swan in se crets an d blood . . .A world-renowned art collector has offered a challenge to Inspector Jack Oxby of New Scotland Yard's Art and Antiquities Squad. Legend has it that Grigori Rasputin commissioned a fabulous Fabergé imperial egg as a gift for the Tsarina Alexandra, but it mysteriously vanished on the night the mad monk was assassinated. Now Oxby has been charged with finding the missing treasure—a hunt that carries the intrepid investigator from London to New York and on to St. Petersburg. But there are some great mysteries that may be too perilous to explore—as Oxby soon discovers that the magnificent Russian objet d'art has a history of scandal, betrayal, and murder surrounding it . . . and a dark violence that's being carried over into the present day.
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"Readers will be drawn to the intrigue…Steady action, looming suspense, and an appealing subject…recommended for all collections." —
Library Journal"Thomas Swans research is meticulous." —Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Thomas Swan…is as knowledgeable as he is inventive." —Dallas Morning News
"The pacing is quick and the action plentiful…Swans series strikes a comfortable balance between the more hard-boiled Lovejoy antique mysteries and Iain Pears more literary art-historical crime novels." —Booklist
"The excitement of the story is bound to send first-time readers of Thomas Swan in search of his previous books." —Sunday Star-Ledger
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“The excitement of the story is bound to send first-time readers of Thomas Swan in search of his previous books.” Sunday Star-Ledger
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“Swan spins a taut tale...in a neat blend of art and crime.” San Antonio Express-News
Synopsis
The third Inspector Jack Oxby mystery pits the Scotland Yard detective against killers in pursuit of a priceless Fabergé egg that disappeared the night before the onset of the Russian Revolution.A world-renowned art collector challenges Oxby to locate the mysterious Fabergé Imperial egg which the monk Grigori Rasputin commissioned as a gift for the Tsarina Alexandra but mysteriously disappeared the night of his assassination. From England to New York to St. Petersburg, Oxby discovers the history of the "objet d'art" thats been shrouded in almost a century of scandal, betrayal, and murder.
Synopsis
Rumor has it that a mysterious Fabergé Egg disappeared in the days just before the Russian Revolution. It's up to Scotland Yard art crime detective Jack Oxby to solve the mystery and find the infamous art treasure. Trouble is, whoever attempts to find the Fabergé Egg turns up dead. No matter for Oxby, the fearless hero of Thomas Swan's two previous art crime thrillers, The Da Vinci Deception and The Cezanne Chase. The Final Fabergé is a page-turning novel of suspense that fans of the British television series Lovejoy, the art history mysteries of Iain Pears, and the classic film The Thomas Crowne Affair, will thoroughly enjoy.
About the Author
Thomas Swan has chosen the sometimes bizarre and frequently surprising world of art as the backdrop for his thrillers, and is the author of The Da Vinci Deception and The CÉzanne Chase. He has served as secretary and member of the board of the Mystery Writers of America, and is a past president of the New York chapter of MWA. Having retired from a thirty-plus-year career in the field of advertising and marketing, Swan now writes full time, and lives with his wife, Barbara, in Short Hills, New Jersey.