num_pages: 272
description: From the streets of New York to the gardens of Paris and the ornate drawing rooms of Renaissance Florence, Seizing Amber follows a high stakes quest for one of the world's most valuable treasures. The Amber Room-an exquisite chamber made of amber panels that was stolen from the Russians during World War II-holds not only its priceless value, but the key to the lives of those who seek it.Now in the post–Cold War present, Isaiah Hawkins, chief of a U.S. intelligence agency, discovers that the Amber Room is being offered for sale. In a quest to influence the world's political stage, Hawkins sets out on a mission to capture the Room and the power it holds. In a whirlwind of intrigue and suspense, Hawkins' team, including a street-smart blackmailer and a sexy but dangerous agent who seemingly has nothing to lose, must outsmart devious and exotic competitors to seize the Amber Room and find what matters to them most.Jonathan Harris weaves a tight and gripping plot with a grand love story. And just when the tension reaches a boiling point, Harris delivers an ending that drops the reader through a series of unexpected trap doors.
language: English
title: Seizing Amber
titlecomplete: Seizing Amber
genres: Mystery
ratings_count: 13
publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark