Western New York Auto Dealer

Western New York Auto Dealer

Western New York Auto Dealer

Some of the characters in the following novels are a criminal mastermind, an imposter, a rodeo bulldogger and a middle-age woman looking for love from a man half her age. From Rome and New York City to Washington, DC and Wadsworth, Ohio, these stories take the reader all over the world in search of antiques as well as adventure.

The Vatican Rip, by Jonathan Gash

First published in the United Kingdom in 1981, this tale takes the reader inside the Vatican. Antiques dealer Lovejoy is forced into a scheme to steal a Chippendale table from it, and the lives of his friends are at stake if he doesn’t play along. He takes lessons in Italian from a beautiful young woman and then meets an old lady con artist in Rome. According to Library Journal, Lovejoy has a “short temper, few scruples, and an obsession with antiques.” His plans for the theft are original and fascinating, making for a suspenseful and interesting novel.