Book description
When the Dresden Text - a treasured fragment of medieval illuminated
manuscript - is stolen from a prestigious New York gallery, its loss
hits Tim Lacy hard. His firm, Lacy Security, was responsible for the
safety of the exhibits but even more devastatingly, a colleague and
friend was killed during the break-in.
Within days the police, acting on an anonymous tip-off, have traced the
armed robber. There is a shoot-out and the criminal is killed. But the
suspiciously swift wrapping-up of the case leaves too many questions
unanswered for Tim Lacy. Why was the Dresden Text stolen when other
rarer, more valuable exhibits were on display nearby? Why have the
police been ordered to close the file? And where now is the Dresden
Text?
Convinced that only the answers to these questions will lead to those
responsible for his colleague's murder, Tim sets out to unravel the
mystery... After graduating from Cambridge, Derek Wilson spent several
years travelling and teaching before becoming a full-time writer,
broadcaster and author of historical non-fiction. As well as many
non-fiction publications, he has written several fictional mysteries,
which include the Tim Lacy and Nathaniel Gye series.
