title: The Lady from Maida Vale
author: Robinson, Vernon
description: Blonde, brainy, and beautiful, Dawn Hope - linguist, translator, and art connoisseur - has the perfect life, travelling first class across Europe with her wealthy clients.
  While attending the Venice Biennale, she meets billionaire businessman Carlo Palladio in the Cipriani hotel. They begin an affair in London, which leads Dawn into the dangerous world of Berlusconi politics and stolen art treasures. And in the background, the ominous shadow of British Customs and Special Branch follow Dawn's trail to a shocking denouement in Milan's duomo.