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Author Miller, Derek B., 1970- author.

Title The curse of Pietro Houdini : a novel / Derek B. Miller

Publication Info. New York : Avid Reader Press, 2024.

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - New Materials  F MILLER, D.    DUE 04-01-24
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - New Materials  FICTION MILLER    DUE 04-16-24
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  F MILLER, D.    In Processing +1 HOLD
 Bristol, Main Library - New Materials  F MILLER    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - New Books  FIC MILLER    DUE 04-10-24
 Canton Public Library - Adult New Materials  FICTION MILLER    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult New Materials Main Level  FICTION MILLER    In Transit
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - New Materials  FIC MILLER    DUE 04-16-24
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult New Materials  F MILLER DEREK B.    DUE 04-27-24
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  F MIL NEWBKS    DUE 03-29-24

Edition First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Description xiii, 360 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary "August, 1943. Fourteen-year-old Massimo is all alone. Newly orphaned and fleeing from Rome after surviving the American bombing raid that killed his parents, Massimo is attacked by thugs and finds himself bloodied at the base of the Montecassino. It is there in the Benedictine abbey's shadow that a charismatic and cryptic man calling himself Pietro Houdini, the self-proclaimed 'Master Artist and confidante of the Vatican,' rescues Massimo and brings him up the mountain to serve as his assistant in preserving the treasures that lay within the monastery walls. But can Massimo believe what Pietro is saying, particularly when Massimo has secrets too? Who is this extraordinary man? When it becomes evident that Montecassino will soon become the front line in the war, Pietro Houdini and Massimo execute a plan to smuggle three priceless Titian paintings to safety down the mountain. They are joined by a nurse concealing a nefarious past, a caf ̌owner turned murderer, a wounded but chipper German soldier, and a pair of lovers along with their injured mule, Ferrari. Together they will lie, cheat, steal, fight, kill, and sin their way through battlefields to survive, all while smuggling the Renaissance masterpieces and the bag full of ancient Greek gold they have rescued from the 'safe keeping' of the Germans"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Orphans -- Italy -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
Smugglers -- Fiction.
Art -- Fiction.
Italy -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Historical fiction.
ISBN 1668020882 (hardcover)
9781668020883 (hardcover)
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