When Mr Putin Stole My painting.

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165pp. Hardcover in dust wrapper,biblio., copy new in mint condition A portrait of a Russian officer, bought from a crooked Lebanese art dealer, causes mysterious events and strange men come calling; a cat, tortured in pre-Revolutionary France, returns to wreak revenge; a German soldier deserts to see his mother in a devastated Germany with surprising consequences; an exotic birdcage seems possessed of strange powers to its new owner. Just four synopses of ten remarkable stories heralding a remarkable debut.