Book description
Under a searing Calabrian sky, detective Daniel Wright is shown the
world s most famous stolen painting Caravaggio s Nativity. As
a Caravaggio lover and expert in art recovery, he is determined to
rescue it from the mafia bosses who use it as payment for drug deals
and assassinations. Risking his marriage, his career and his life,
Daniel defies his superiors and goes beyond the law with the help of
Uffizi Gallery curator Francesca Natali in a desperate bid to save the
Caravaggio before it is lost forever. But will he become the hero of
the art establishment, or has he dangerously underestimated its mafia underworld?
Saving Caravaggio is a thrilling story of intrigue and
personal crusades, that combines the dark atmosphere of Naples with a
determined pursuit of passion.
Neil Griffiths works in television and has previously written for
Radio 4. He lives in London. His previous novel
Betrayal in Naples
was published by Viking in 2003.
