Hannah Quinn

The Gilded Seal by James Twining



Posted: Sunday, January 27, 2008

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It started with a whisper; a barely voiced tremor of suppressed anticipation that rippled gently through the expectant crowd.

'Pronto. Pronto estara aqui.' Soon. She'll be here soon.

But the whisper evaporated almost as quickly as it had appeared. Snatched from their lips by a capricious wind, it was carried far above their heads into the warm night ...

James Twining's 'The Gilded Seal' is a maze of twists and turns screaming from Europe to the Americas to Japan to New York and to the catacombs beneath Paris at breakneck speed. In this latest episode in the complex life of reformed art thief, Tom Kirk, we see him clashing wits against his arch-enemy, Milo. Called in to investigate the theft of Da Vinci's Madonna of the Yarnwinder', Tom is chilled by the macabre sign nailed to the wall; a message just for him, Felix, announcing Milo is back.

Meanwhile, his old lover, Jennifer Browne, FBI agent, travels to Paris to investigate an art fraud. Their paths cross early, adding another layer of complexity to both their lives. Soon, they are drawn into a labyrinth of thieves and kidnappers, and a host of cruel murders. Someone is torturing and killing Tom's friends. He must race against time to save the life of the kidnapped daughter of one of them.

Then, Jennifer discovers Tom is plotting to steal the 'Mona Lisa' from the Louvre. And who is the Japanese man?

Once again, James Twining leads his readers on a heart-stopping, page turning, eye-popping adventure. Twining is one of those writers who never lets the writing get in the way of the characters and their stories. His ability has the reader feeling like a consummate voyeur.

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© Hannah Quinn 2008

Hannah Quinn is an Australian author with a variety of national awards, produced plays and public readings to her credit. Novels and plays are her main focus when writing, but she also loves writing articles, short stories, ebooks, poetry and ballads. She is currently working on her fifth novel 'Olivia's Breath'.

Hannah co-owns Too-Write! an editing and professional writing service, specialising in resumes/CVs, including answering Selection Criteria, tertiary assignments and business writing. We also provide a quality service in logo and stationery design.

Hannah's writing blog is full of tips and techniques plus samples of her books and plays. The link is http://hannahquinn.wordpress.com Hannah is also on Twitter @nannahannah and Facebook.

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» left by James P Krehbiel
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Hanna, Great article. I am not sure you will see this comment, but if you do please contact me at my email if you would. Thanks.
» left by Ben Jones
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Hannah, hanks for another good book review. "The Gilded Seal" is now on my rather long "to do" list for reading. :)
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