THE LEONARDO TOUCH

by Jeannette Eyerly ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 30, 1976

Calculated jet set intrigue with all the amenities--port and Stilton in the first class lounge, a stopover at Castle Gyrfalcon in Wales, a fake countess driving a Maserati, and a Harvard man behind the wheel of a Fiat Spider. Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Darragh moves through her dual role as art expert (she's the one who spots the almost-Leonardo on the back of an 18th-century portrait) and detective with the composure of a mannequin; not content with ""borrowing"" the Fiat to retrieve the stolen painting and searching a murderer's closet for incriminating evidence (it's all been left there, in one convenient stash), she sets herself up as a decoy hoping to catch the thieves single-handed. Very clever if you care to believe it, but this slick composition will never pass for an original.

Pub Date: Sept. 30, 1976

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Lippincott

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1976

Categories: FICTION