Título: Stealing the Countess (McKenzie Novel)
Autor: David Housewright
Sinopse: Since becoming an unlikely millionaire and quitting the St. Paul Police Department, Rushmore McKenzie has been working as an unlicensed private investigator, basically doing favors for friends and people in need. But even for him, this latest job is unusual. He’s been asked to find a stolen Stradivarius, known as the Countess Borromeo, that only the violinist seems to want him to find.
Stolen from a locked room in a B&B in the violinist’s former hometown of Bayfield, Wisconsin, the violin is valued at $4 million and is virtually irreplaceable. But the foundation that owns it and their insurance company refuses to pay the thief (or thieves) for its safe return. However, Paul Duclos, the violinist who has played it for the past twelve years, is desperate to get it back and offers to pay the thief out of his own pocket.
Though it’s not his usual sort of case, McKenzie is intrigued and decides to help, which means going against the local police, the insurance company, the FBI’s Art Crime division, and his own lawyer’s advice. And, as he quickly learns, there’s a lot more going on than the mere theft of a priceless instrument.
Praise for STEALING THE COUNTESS:
“A Stradivarius goes missing and all hell breaks loose in the thirteenth entry in Edgar-winning Housewright’s very strong Rushmore McKenzie series... Though the novels are loosely based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, the series makes great use of the variegated landscapes—filled with opportunities for crime and escape—of Minnesota and Wisconsin... Greatly enhancing the story are the fascinating details Housewright provides on the history and design of these priceless instruments.” —Booklist, starred review
“The brazen theft of a Stradivarius violin known as the Countess Borromeo, valued at $4 million, provides Rushmore McKenzie with some ethical challenges in Housewright’s entertaining 13th mystery featuring the unlicensed St. Paul, Minn., PI (after 2015’s Unidentified Woman #15)... The charming lead enhances the crime puzzle, which is both complex and logical.” —Publishers Weekly
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Stealing the Countess (McKenzie Novel)”, de David Housewright, publicado pela editora Down & Out Books, em 2020 e com 306 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Down & Out Books
Páginas: 306
Ano: 2020
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 164396089X
ISBN13: 9781643960890
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Down & Out Books costumam envolver tramas policiais ambientadas em cenários urbanos e rurais dos Estados Unidos, com personagens que transitam entre o passado e o presente, muitas vezes ex-policiais ou investigadores não oficiais. A narrativa é marcada por um ritmo ágil e diálogos que misturam tensão e humor, enquanto os protagonistas enfrentam conspirações, sequestros, assassinatos e mistérios envolvendo dinheiro, arte ou vingança. O tom varia do thriller noir a histórias de investigação com elementos de mistério sobrenatural e crime organizado, criando uma atmosfera de suspense que mantém o leitor em alerta.
