The Lost: A Retriever Novel

by Brian Ullmann

A STOLEN PAINTING LEADS TO WORLD WAR II’s GREATEST MYSTERY. In the final days of World War II, a group of soldiers known as the Monuments Men swept through Europe, saving thousands of works of art from the Nazis. And yet thousands of priceless paintings and sculpture were never recovered. The fate of this ‘lost museum’—worth hundreds of millions of dollars—became one of the enduring mysteries of World War II. Jonathan Dougherty is the Retriever. Hired to return a masterpiece once stolen by Hitler’s Nazis, Jonathan soon learns he’s just a pawn in more sinister and dangerous plot. Jonathan soon discovers a cryptic clue hidden in the painting, a secret that plunges him into a world of looted artwork and international intrigue. It also makes him the target of dangerous assassins determined to follow the same enigmatic coded messages. Could the clues lead to the answer to World War II’s most enduring mystery? A high-stakes adventure sure to please readers of Dan Brown and Clive Cussler, The Lost is the thrilling story of a modern-day hunt to learn the truth about the fate of the world’s great lost masterpieces.

342 pages, Paperback

First published October 29, 2013