TheRescueArtist

InthepredawnhoursofagloomyFebruarydayin1994,twothievesenteredtheNationalGalleryinOsloandmadeoffwithoneoftheworld'smostfamouspaintings,EdvardMunch'sScream.ItwasabrazencrimecommittedwhilethewholeworldwaswatchingtheopeningceremoniesoftheWinterOlympicsinLillehammer.Baffledandhumiliated,theNorwegianpoliceturnedtotheonemantheybelievedcouldhelp:ahalfEnglish,halfAmericanundercovercopnamedCharleyHill,theworld'sgreatestartdetective.TheRescueArtistisarollickingnarrativethatcarriesreadersdeepinsidetheartunderworld--andintroducesthemtoalargeandcolorfulcastoftitledaristocrats,intrepidinvestigators,andthick-neckedthugs.ButmostcompellingofallisCharleyHillhimself,acomplicatedmixofbrilliance,foolhardiness,andcharmwhosehuntforapurloinedtreasurewouldeithercapanillustriouscareerorbethefiascothatwouldhaunthimforever.