The Art of Love
While art dealer Afiya Terrell spends an idyllic vacation with her grandmother in Savannah, jewel thieves in Dakar, Senegal, use a hollowed-out space in the frame of a painting to smuggle their ill-gotten goods into the U.S. After Afiya sells the piece of art to one of her customers, the painting is stolen from the customer's house. Ibra Diop, head of a major art-brokerage firm in Dakar, since meeting Afiya briefly, hasn't been able to get her out of his mind, and has come to America. During their romantic tryst, the jewel thieves are doing their best to deflect suspicion away from them and directly on Ibra. With richly textured details and a leisurely pace, the third in Safaa's series featuring the Terrell sisters of Virginia (A Foreign Affair, 2005;Passionate Encounters, 2006) is sure to please fans of Francis Ray and Gwynne Forster. A fourth installment is planned.Shelley MosleyCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved