The Rembrandt Conspiracy

By Deron R. Hicks

Part of the The Lost Art Mysteries series

A young duo races against time to stop a billion-dollar art heist.

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272 pages· 51,164 words· Est. 7 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Twelve-year-old Art senses something amiss at the National Portrait Gallery. Armed with only an iced mocha, forty-two steps, and sightings of a mysterious woman, he persuades his friend Camille to join him in unraveling a plot that could rival history's greatest art thefts. As they dash through Washington, D.C., Art and Camille must outsmart a cunning villain to prevent a billion-dollar heist. Can they solve the mystery before it's too late?

From the publisher

In this standalone companion to The Van Gogh Deception, Art and Camille team up once again to solve a large museum theft, using one of the biggest heists in history to help them solve the case. Perfect for fans of Dan Brown and the Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and Book Scavenger series. Something’s brewing at the National Portrait Gallery Museum in Washington, D.C. twelve-year-old Art is sure of it. But his only proof that a grand heist is about to take place is iced mocha, forty-two steps, and a mysterious woman who appears like clockwork in the museum. When Art convinces his best friend, Camille, that the heist is real, the two begin a thrilling chase through D.C. to uncover a villainous scheme that could be the biggest heist since the Isabelle Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990. With a billion dollars’ worth of paintings on the line, the clock is ticking for Art and Camille to solve the conspiracy.

At a glance

Format
Pages: 272
Words: 51,164
Reading age: 8–12
Audience: Middle Grade
Lexile: ~899L

Themes & topics

Books about friendship Books about art

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“Really intriguing middle grade mystery story. It's set in the present day and features some current tech, like e-scooters and virtual reality headsets. I especially enjoyed the way it wove in some enlightening art history—a good example of teaching through story.”

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