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Mona Lisa's Secret: A Historical Fiction Mystery & Suspense Novel (Joey Peruggia Book Series 1) by [Phil Philips]

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A Historical Art Theft Mystery & Suspense Novel

A Joey Peruggia Adventure Series - Book 1

From #1 Bestselling Author Phil Philips

Da Vinci Code meets Indiana Jones!

Over 3 million page reads

Joey is the great-grandson of Vincenzo Peruggia, the man who stole the original Mona Lisa in 1911. Along with his girlfriend, Marie, an art connoisseur, he stumbles across his father's secret room, and finds himself staring at what he thinks is a replica of da Vinci's most famous masterpiece.

BUT IT IS NO FAKE

The Louvre has kept this secret for over one hundred years, waiting for the original to come to light, and now they want it back at any cost.

With Marie held hostage and the Louvre curator and his men hot on his trail, Joey is left to run for his life in an unfamiliar city, with the priceless Mona Lisa his only bargaining chip. While formulating a plan to get Marie back with the help from an unexpected quarter, Joey discovers hidden secrets within the painting, secrets which, if made public, could change the world forever.

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Fans of Dan Brown's, da Vinci code will love Phil Philips Mona Lisa's Secret.

In this elaborately plotted, fast-paced, historical thriller, Phil Philips takes you on a roller-coaster ride through the streets of Paris and to the Jura mountains of Switzerland, to uncover a secret hidden for thousands of years.

˃˃˃ 5 STAR READING - Amazon Bestseller - Art Heist - Conspiracy Thriller Book 1 in the Series

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"Mona Lisa's Secret" is a "Raiders of the Lost Ark" kind of a read, highly entertaining, and offering a mini-course in art history along the way.'
Glynn Young, VINE Voice Reviewer

"Almost like a cross between "The DaVinci Code" and "Indiana Jones"
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"Lovers of History, Read this book! 'To anyone who is a history buff, an art lover, an adventure junkie, and/or obsessed with history's mysteries. Five stars, all the way!"
Mina Tay

'I can never get enough of historical mysteries that involve conspiracies, lost artifacts, ancient secrets and plenty of suspense and action. "Mona Lisa's Secret" by Phil Philips provides all this and more. I was thrilled to discover a new author that I will now put on my list of favorites. If you enjoy this genre, you will not be disappointed in this stellar offering.'
DT Chantel

"Fast paced and historically interesting."
Frederick J. Spector

"A swift, entertaining, action-packed thriller."
Mary-Pat Cormier

"Could not put this book down."
Sharon R Nixo

"Watch out, Dan Brown. There's a new Da Vinci Code mystery."
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"Truly a "page turner."
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"Mona Lisa's Secret" is a "Raiders of the Lost Ark" kind of a read, highly entertaining, and offering a mini-course in art history along the way.' Glynn Young Lovers of History, Read this book! 'To anyone who is a history buff, an art lover, an adventure junkie, and/or obsessed with history's mysteries. Five stars, all the way!' Mina 'I can never get enough of historical mysteries that involve conspiracies, lost artifacts, ancient secrets and plenty of suspense and action. "Mona Lisa's Secret" by Phil Philips provides all this and more. I was thrilled to discover a new author that I will now put on my list of favorites. If you enjoy this genre, you will not be disappointed in this stellar offering.' DTChantel 'A swift, entertaining, action-packed thriller.' Mary-Pat Cormier Highly Entertaining!! 'This was my first Phil Philips book but it most definitely will not be my last. Mona Lisa's Secret is one of the best written books I have ever read which made it impossible to put down. 5 STARS.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01L7BWDC8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Phil Philips (September 15, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 15, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3407 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 379 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #115,317 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #359 in Conspiracy Thrillers (Books)
- #419 in Historical Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #485 in Conspiracy Thrillers (Kindle Store)

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Phil Philips is driven and passionate, known by friends and family as a renaissance man, into anything and everything. Phil comes from a vast digital media background with over twenty years working in the advertising industry. Phil thrives to create pieces of artwork, whether it’s designing a magazine layout, building websites, editing a video composition, painting in oils, or writing page-turning thriller novels.

Phil’s writing style has been linked to Dan Brown and Matthew Reilly.

Phil lives in Sydney, Australia and is the author of four bestselling novels.

Fortune in Blood, Mona Lisa’s Secret, Last Secret Chamber, and Last Secret Keystone.

He has also written a short story titled: Guardians of Egypt.

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Disneymom

Loved it

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 17, 2022

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Wonderful story kept my attention through the whole story never skipped a page lots of twists and turns. I highly recommended the book to read. Now I'll have to read the authors other books. Can't wait

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Thriller Hits Us With Double Whammy! Loved It!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 17, 2017

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I was hooked right away by the clever way the author opens the book. Joey Peruggia, a descendant of a criminal family has turned legit...It is 2016, and he's involved with Marie a beautiful woman ten years older, who has extensive knowledge in art and history. In fact, Joey has enjoyed learning from their countless discussions and even, later in the book, is able to use what he's learned to help in a difficult situation.

The fluidity of the historical perspective within a present-day thriller is very well done, mainly because of these two characters... Especially when, by accident, they find a hidden room where Joey is now living and had inherited from his family. Joey is the last member of his immediate family and knows nothing about his family's history except from second and third-hand stories passed down through generations. So both Joey and Marie are shocked when they discover...the Mona Lisa, hidden in a secured space within this hidden room. Both look at it carefully and believe it is probably the original, which had been stolen by his ancestor. When that had occurred, he was supposed to have given the painting back to the Louvre, but if a copy had been made, that had been the perfect time to make the switch!

Fortunately, Joey and Marie both agree that they should return the Mona Lisa to the Louvre where it belongs... And that's when the true adventure begins, as was hinted at in Chapter 1... Marie talked to the Curator, with whom she'd been working for so many years, feeling like he'd become something like an uncle, and hewas certainly extremely happy to hear from her and asked that they immediately come to France...

One hint before I close...this book is not about Mona Lisa... It's about her secret!!! And Marie and Joey are about to discover the first part... as well as discover that their lives are in serious danger!

What a double whammy! Just when readers are getting excited about the original Mona Lisa having been found, once Joey and Marie enter the Louvre, an entirely different story explodes and we are left gasping, wondering what is really going on... This does result in a traditional "treasure hunt" hero and Joey surprises us by changing from his carefree life as a rich heir into a brilliant hero that at every challenge is winning out over those who are searching for the original Mona Lisa for an entirely different reason...

No matter what the outcome, I was thoroughly enjoying this new hero that arose from the past criminal family involvement to, as they say, save the day for the world! I loved it! I read or watch a lot of movies with this theme and I must say that this book comes right up there in thrilling excitement that will capture your attention from the first to last page. Wow...I'm so glad I didn't miss this one! The variety of twists were amazing. Kudos to the author! I suggest you watch this writer because he may be the newest best-selling author in this particular genre!

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Like "Raiders of the Lost Ark" - with art

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 12, 2016

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Joey Peruggia wakes up one morning feeling on top of the world. He’s young (26), has a beautiful girlfriend, Marie, and is financially secure after inheriting his father’s wealth. He’s even living in his father’s penthouse suite at what is now his Beach Club. He’s walked away from what could easily have been a life of crime – and crime runs in the Peruggia family. In fact, Joey’s great-grandfather Vincenzo Peruggia started the criminal run in the family by stealing the “Mona Lisa” from the Louvre in 1911, and keeping it in his Paris apartment for two years before returning it to the museum.

Except, as Joey discovers on that beautiful morning, Vincenzo didn’t return the painting. He had an expert copy made, and returned the copy. He had kept the original. Joey and his girlfriend find the original secreted in a hidden room in the penthouse. The painting had apparently been passed down through the Peruggia family.

Joey sees an opportunity to clear his family’s name by returning the painting to the Louvre. He calls Pierre Savard, the museum’s curator, with the offer to return the painting. Pierre is overjoyed, and sends a plan to Los Angeles to bring Joey, Marie, and the painting to Paris. What Joey doesn’t know is that Pierre has no intention of a public announcement. Instead, he plans to have three former special military men kill both Joey and Marie once the painting is in his hands.

The “Mona Lisa” – the real painting – harbors a secret, and it is that secret that Pierre wants and will kill to get.

“Mona Lisa’s Secret” by Sydney-based author Phil Philips is a sustained series of near-death experiences for Joey and Marie, narrow escapes, harrowing captures, and still more near-death experiences from Paris and Switzerland to Cyprus. Every time it appears that Joey is done for, he manages to pull a rabbit out of a hat and escape. You keep reading not only to find out the painting’s secret and where it will lead but also to see Joey avoid certain death time and time again.

Philips is also the author of the novel “Fortune in Blood,” and if it’s anything like Mona Lisa’s Secret, I’ll need to rest and recover from the life-threatening excitement for Joey and Marie (and a teenaged Parisian boy who becomes their sidekick and occasional savior) before tackling another one.

“Mona Lisa’s Secret” is a “Raiders of the Lost Ark” kind of a read, highly entertaining, and offering a mini-course in art history along the way. And, by the way, the only factual thing in the book is that a Vincenzo Peruggia did steal the “Mona Lisa” in 1911 and returned it two years later.

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R. Georgiou

Just couldn't put it down for 2 days

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 31, 2016

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This book thrilled me from start to finish. It is not often it gets hard for me to put a book down, but this book did it. As another user said, it is Raiders of the Lost Ark but with art, but let me ensure you, Joey is as much badass or more than Indiana Jones. And he doesn't sugar coat anything, he tells it like it is.

Son of a deceased criminal mastermind, named Alexander Peruggia, the grandson of Vincento Peruggia, the man that infamously stole the Mona Lisa back in the 1920s' and later returned it back. Or did he?

An adventure spanning many idyllic places full of natural history and secrets that leaves you breathless till the end.

This book simply doesn't stall, it cuts down to the chase immediately and doesn't stop thereafter. If you are a sucker for action-packed adventures with a historical mystery looming over the entirety of the book like me, you are going to love this.

Phil Philips's writing is so good for a first timer it is unreal. As an aspiring writer myself, he motivates me on pursuing my dream even more. He surely is to be considered amongst the likes of Matthew Reilly and James Patterson in no time.

Bring it on Philips!

5/5 Stars and it is not something I give very often!

3 people found this helpful

Captain Mum

Well worth a read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 9, 2018

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Although this took a little time for me to warm to I really enjoyed this book and stayed up till the early hours to finish it. Well worth a read if you like 'conspiracy', action (sometimes a tad far fetched) and secrets handed down until they blow up in your face. There is a prequel - Fortune in Blood - Los Angeles Crime Heist that might be worth reading before Mona Lisa's Secret that could put some background to Joey - it is briefly touched upon in the opening chapters so that's my next read.

Aikaterini

A thrilling read from start to finish.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 26, 2016

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A real page turner!! A very thrilling read from start to finish, you literally cannot put this book down. Mona Lisa's secret is set in stunning locations which the author has beautifully described in vivid imagery, the villains die in the most poetic ways, and the heroes and heroines use wit over braun to overcome evil. A thoroughly enjoyable book. Hollywood is certain to turn this into a blockbuster.

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Carl Wilson

Brilliant Read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 11, 2018

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Really enjoyed Mona Lisa's Secret. Bought it on the Friday and had finished it by the Monday night.
Fast paced and really grabs you and brings you into the story. The historical element is really interesting too.
Absolutely recommend this to anyone. It has adventure, suspense, some touches of humor, and characters who will entertain you. It is definitely a page turner and one you won't want to put down.
On to Phil's next one then........

J. Gilbert

Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 16, 2020

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A rollercoaster adventure ride that kept me guessing how the main characters could possibly escape from each new threat thrown into their paths.

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Da Vinci Code meets Indiana Jones!

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Fans of Dan Brown's, da Vinci code will love Phil Philips Mona Lisa's Secret.

In this elaborately plotted, fast-paced, historical thriller, Phil Philips takes you on a roller-coaster ride through the streets of Paris and to the Jura mountains of Switzerland, to uncover a secret hidden for thousands of years.

˃˃˃ 5 STAR READING - Amazon Bestseller - Art Heist - Conspiracy Thriller Book 1 in the Series

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