The Art of Redemption: A Kate Barrow Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798991786133)

How would the world react if Russia bombed the Louvre or the Met, stole priceless gold artifacts from the British Museum or the Smithsonian, and looted treasured art collections from the Vatican Museum?

To the people of Ukraine, what the Kremlin has done to Ukrainian cultural heritage during its invasion and occupation is no less catastrophic. And yet, the global response has largely been one of silence and indifference.

In a corner of Northern Virginia, though, a storm is brewing.

Kate Barrow, a contracts administrator at a defense giant, is back with a new contract.

As Russia's war against Ukraine rages on, Kate's fears deepen for her good friend Viktoriya Petrenko's family back in Odesa. Meanwhile, she's been reunited with her favorite government contracting officer, Spencer Beckett, who's handed her the perfect contract - supporting the US Army Reserve's Heritage and Preservation Officers: modern-day Monuments Men and Women.

Kate learns that in addition to Russia's deliberate targeting of thousands of Ukrainian cultural heritage sites, Russian forces and operatives have stolen priceless Scythian gold artifacts and treasured Ukrainian artwork from museums in occupied Ukrainian cities. It's estimated to be one of the largest thefts in history, second only in scale to the Nazi looting of World War II.

She's astonished to discover a personal connection to some of the looted art and fears it will never be recovered.

Unless ...

Declan O'Rourke, a wealthy Irish cyber expert and his employees, with their very particular set of skills, are only too happy to lend a hand. So is Yuri Zakharov, a mysterious Russian mathematics professor with an agenda of his own.

With time working against them, they devise an audacious plan. Yet all is not as it seems. There are those who would stop at nothing to keep the art and gold in Russian hands.

Loyalty can be fleeting. And betrayal can be deadly.

Perfect for fans of Brad Thor, David Baldacci, and Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels.