Matilda's masterpiece
Mary Anderson
When she practically witnesses the theft of a valuable painting, twelve-year-old Mattie does her own detective work to trap the thief.
Read Time: ~4.1 hr
Burnt Siena
by Sarah Wisseman (2015)
About this book
"In the magical and historically rich city of Siena, Italy, old paintings are as common as cobblestones. But what if some of those paintings are forgeries? And what if your employers at a respected firm of art conservators might be smuggling antiquities? After colleague and roommate Ernst Mann is found dead in the street below their apartment balcony, Flora Garibaldi suspects her bosses are crooks and that her new job is disintegrating into desiccated paint flakes. Burnt Sienna is a suspenseful mystery combining a spectacular Italian setting with complicated art historical dilemmas. The story of Flora Garibaldi and the colorful Lorenzetti family will take the reader on a labyrinthine journey while probing family and professional loyalties that no amount of yellowed varnish can hide "--
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreBurnt Siena Lead Character
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