Chasing VermeerA stolen painting A series of unexpected events Two smart children Petra and Calder live in a neighbourhood where strange things have started to happen. Seemingly unrelated events connect, a sharp old woman seeks their company and a priceless Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two children are caught up in an international art sensation where no one is above suspicion. As puzzling clues draw Petra and Calder deeper into the mystery,

is sent to England to help fend off the actress Vera Dalrymple who is determined to ensnare Llewellyn

Ben Carrington's mother

the leaders of the movement seem to have singled out Lacey as the embodiment of everything they hate

Wolff is ordered to solve the crime

includes a gun-toting urban professional with a tragic weakness for Internet discussion groups

He faces a stark choice: his wife or his life

Three centuries later

and about the transformative and triumphant power of fiction itself

he learns that there's more to Breck than anyone thinks

but always transcendent

finds himself drawn back to the 17th century and the time when the hill above Tripletree manor was the place where the gallows once stood

is brutally beaten up in his own office