VAN GOGH CONSPIRACY:A NOVEL [Hardcover]

Madison J. Davis (Author)

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Publication Date: August 31, 2001

The discovery of a new painting by Van Gogh hidden in the barn of a rural French farmhouse sets the art world spinning. The Van Gogh Museum authenticates the painting, and the poor French family in whose barn it was discovered stands to collect millions. But a holocaust survivor claims the painting is actually his, and was stolen from him by the Nazis. He hires a team to help him prove that the bill of sale he has in Van Gogh's handwriting is authentic. The international investigation leads to the discovery of another never-before-seen Van Gogh, and the revelation that someone working in the Museum has access to an entire horde of famous paintings stolen by the Nazis during World War II—and has been secretly sending them to former Nazis so that they can sell them at auction and make millions.

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About the Author

Veteran crime-fiction writer J. Madison Davis has served as senior professor in the Professional Writing Program at the University of Oklahoma since 1991. Bestselling author of Law and Order: Deadline (2004), Jim Davis has also published the critically acclaimed Red Knight and Bloody Marko.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: IBOOKS, INC. (August 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596871024
• ISBN-13: 978-1596871021
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,330,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Woeful, November 18, 2006

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Jeff Costello (Melbourne Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: VAN GOGH CONSPIRACY:A NOVEL (Hardcover)

This book feels like it was written by a twelve year old. The clunky dialogue and cliche riddled plot are just ridiculous and in case we missed it the first time, don't worry, everything is repeated ad nauseum.
The book is obviously well researched though, as we get large chunks of facts the author obviously found interesting, but have no relevance to anything, served up in each chapter.
I see that this author has written a book on writing novels. Maybe next time they might want to have a look at that before putting pen to paper.
One star is generous.