The Russian van Gogh

In a dramatic raid on a secure Russian government warehouse, Chechen terrorist Sergey Karpov seizes a priceless van Gogh painting, thought to be lost in an Allied bombing raid in 1945. The masterpiece, part of a hidden stash worth billions, was taken by the Red Army Trophy Brigade from a German museum outside Berlin during the last chaotic hours of WWII.

Karpov's daring plans to extort the Putin administration are met with fierce resistance. In a shocking move, he releases a tape to the BBC, declaring he will burn the van Gogh and other paintings if his ransom demands are not met within seven days. The van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam offers a $10 million reward for the painting's return, triggering an international race against time.

British Secret Service and WWII stolen art recovery experts, The Monuments Men, join the hunt. The Monuments Men, founded at Harvard University, dispatches Art History Professor and Forensic Art Detective Riley Spenser, the world's leading expert on van Gogh paintings, to authenticate the artwork. If it's truly the lost van Gogh from WWII, its value could reach $300 million.

Riley teams up with British MI6 Agent, Justin Watson, and they race to Moscow and the most dangerous city in Russia to recover the painting. From start to finish, "The Russian van Gogh" is an intelligent, gripping page-turner filled with intrigue and cinematic action that leaps off the page.