THE GILDED SEAL

Whilst investigating the theft of a stolen Da Vinci, reformed art thiefTom Kirk is confronted with the horrifying sight of a cat nailed to thewall where the painting once stood. He instantly recognises the sign as agreeting from his old enemy Milo. Then Tom finds out that a long timefriend in Seville has been murdered and whilst visiting his friend'sdaughter Eva, she is kidnapped by Milo. Suddenly Tom finds himself in afrantic race against time to save her life. Meanwhile, in New York, FBI agent Jennifer Browne has been asked toinvestigate a possible art fraud. The trail leads to an Iranian art dealerwho denies all knowledge, but when a lawyer who he had dealings with ismurdered, Jennifer knows she has stumbled across something very sinister. Are the reappearance of Milo, Eva's kidnapping and the theft of the DaVinci connected? Are Tom and Jennifer's paths destined to cross again asthey descend into a maelstrom of betrayal and murder?