Waking Raphael, by Forbes, Leslie
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Waking Raphael, by Forbes, Leslie. Bantam Books: New York, 2004. Edition: First edition with full number line.. ISBN: 0553382810. Hardcover, 430 pages. Quarter bound in black cloth over red, paper-covered boards; red metallic lettering on spine.

Condition: Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket. Two adjacent pages have a small patch (about 2 by .75 inches) along the outer margin which appears to be water damage. There is waviness to the paper, but no discoloration. Inside lower corner of front flap of jacket is dog-earred.

Contents: Synopsis:

This third literary thriller by Leslie Forbes links a Renaissance painting to a terrible event in the more recent past. Art expert Charlene Penton is on site in Urbino, Italy, restoring "La Muta," a Raphael painting of a mute woman. When a real mute woman slashes the painting, blood pours out of it. Is it truly a miracle? What was the mute woman's motive for the attack? And what is her connection to the sinister, enigmatic Count Malaspino and the nearby town of San Rocco, abandoned since World War II? Both Charlotte and Donna, the sexy, ambitious reporter heading up a TV crew filming the restoration, look for answers.