The Maesta Panels: a novel by MARK VINET.
Da Vinci Code meets Mission Impossible in
this exciting international murder mystery
and historical suspense thriller.
Successful non-fiction author MARK VINET presents
his debut novel "The Maesta Panels", an intelligently
crafted page-turner about family, greed and
intrigue.
Embark on an incredible journey from NYC's
Empire State Building to Northern Italy in
the search for religious art treasures that
have been lost for centuries... the Maesta
Panels.
American investigator David Wade and his global
team of fascinating experts, Denary, criss-cross
the Italian jewel cities of Milan, Siena,
Bologna, Padua and Florence on a dangerous
mission to solve an early renaissance enigma
amidst violence, betrayal and witchcraft.
Beautiful fashion designer Julia Cartier is
also caught up in the action and determined
to help solve the puzzle of the missing masterpieces.
This fast-paced adventure turns back the clock
to the year 1302—a world on the brink of
rebirth—a Renaissance in ideas, art and
architecture led by the Masters Duccio and
Giotto in the lands of Michelangelo, Raphael,
Leonardo, Botticelli, Brunelleschi, Medici,
Galileo, Dante, Borgia, and Machiavelli.
