Review Tour + #Giveaway: The Case of the Missing Botticelli by Marilyn Baron @MarilynBaron @GoddessFish

 

The Case of the Missing Botticelli

by Marilyn Baron

GENRE: Cozy Mystery/Contemporary/Suspense

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In this cozy mystery, American art history major Hadley Evans joins an art detective agency in Florence, Italy, working for Massimo Domingo, once a major player, now the Inspector Clouseau of the art world.

Determined to save the flailing agency and prove her worth, Hadley and her sexy carabiniere boyfriend, Luca Ferrari, take on a mysterious client behind her boss's back. While hot on the trail of a missing masterpiece, they discover a hidden cache of stolen Nazi art in a Venetian villa and encounter a dangerous enemy with a link to an evil past.

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Excerpt:

Hadley wrote down the phone number, and her jaw went slack when she heard and inscribed the rest of the message.

“Tell him it’s about a missing Botticelli. It’s urgent.” A shot of adrenalin coursed through Hadley’s veins. Sandro Botticelli. Her favorite artist in the whole world. Creator of the Italian masterpiece, Nascita di Venere, The Birth of Venus, the ancient Goddess of Love, dated circa 1484. She wasn’t aware a Botticelli painting was missing. “Is there any additional information you can give me? The name of the painting? The provenance? Capito. I understand the need for utmost secrecy. We can set up a meeting, and I’ll make sure Signore Domingo will be there.” She jotted down some more notes. “Piazzale Michelangelo? At sunset?”

Hadley tilted her head and chewed on her bottom lip. That was a strange destination for a business meeting. Although it offered the most scenic view of the city, perched atop a hillside overlooking Florence, meeting at a park after dark was reminiscent of a murder scene in a film noir. Where the heroine, Hadley, would later be found, dead, her virtue compromised and her throat slit. She would have to get Luca to drive her up on his motorcycle and stay out of sight while she conducted her business. Was the female caller from a museum? A high-end gallery? An auction house? Was she an art or antiquities dealer, or a wealthy private individual, or was she representing a government agency? And, if so, which government? Enemy or ally? She would soon find out.

My Review:

American art history major Hadley Evans takes a job in Florence, Italy at an art detective agency working for Massimo Domingo. The agency is on its way down so in order to save the agency Hadley takes a job without her boss’s knowledge. The job involves searching for a missing Botticelli painting.

Hadley’s search leads her to the home of an evil man. Her search reveals paintings that were stolen many years ago and have been kept under lock and key in a private collection. Paintings that have never been seen by the world. Paintings that the world does not even know exist.

The search for the missing Botticelli soon becomes very dangerous for Hadley and her boyfriend Luca Ferrari. The Case of the Missing Botticelli kept me on the edge of my seat as the suspense built it became more and more intense with each turn of the page not knowing what to expect on the next page. The excitement ramped up and up racing to that ultimate ending.

The Case of the Missing Botticelli is the first book by Marilyn Baron that I have read but it won’t be the last. Now that I have been introduced to Marilyn Baron’s writing I do believe I have found another author to add to my favorite’s list.

I would like to recommend The Case of the Missing Botticelli to all fans of mystery and suspense! One-click your copy of The Case of the Missing Botticelli today!

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Marilyn Baron writes in a variety of genres from women’s fiction to historical romantic thrillers and romantic suspense to paranormal/fantasy. She’s received writing awards in Single Title, Suspense Romance, Novel with Strong Romantic Elements and Paranormal/Fantasy Romance. She was also The Finalist in the 2017 Georgia Author of the Year Awards (GAYA) in the Romance Category for her novel, Stumble Stones, and The Finalist for the 2018 GAYA Awards in the Romance category for her novel, The Alibi. Her latest novel, The Case of the Missing Botticelli: A Massimo Domingo Mystery, released January 24, 2022, is her 28^th work of fiction. A public relations consultant in Atlanta, Marilyn is past chair of Roswell Reads and serves on the Atlanta Authors Series Committee. To find out more about what Marilyn writes, visit her website at: www.marilynbaron.com/

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