{"product_id":"the-art-of-redemption-a-kate-barrow-novel-9798991786133","title":"The Art of Redemption: A Kate Barrow Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow would the world react if Russia bombed the Louvre or the Met, stole priceless gold artifacts from the British Museum or the Smithsonian, and looted treasured art collections from the Vatican Museum?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo the people of Ukraine, what the Kremlin has done to Ukrainian cultural heritage during its invasion and occupation is no less catastrophic. And yet, the global response has largely been one of silence and indifference.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e In a corner of Northern Virginia, though, a storm is brewing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kate Barrow, a contracts administrator at a defense giant, is back with a new contract. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Russia's war against Ukraine rages on, Kate's fears deepen for her good friend Viktoriya Petrenko's family back in Odesa. Meanwhile, she's been reunited with her favorite government contracting officer, Spencer Beckett, who's handed her the perfect contract - supporting the US Army Reserve's Heritage and Preservation Officers: modern-day Monuments Men and Women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate learns that in addition to Russia's deliberate targeting of thousands of Ukrainian cultural heritage sites, Russian forces and operatives have stolen priceless Scythian gold artifacts and treasured Ukrainian artwork from museums in occupied Ukrainian cities. It's estimated to be one of the largest thefts in history, second only in scale to the Nazi looting of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's astonished to discover a personal connection to some of the looted art and fears it will never be recovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnless ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeclan O'Rourke, a wealthy Irish cyber expert and his employees, with their very particular set of skills, are only too happy to lend a hand. So is Yuri Zakharov, a mysterious Russian mathematics professor with an agenda of his own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith time working against them, they devise an audacious plan. Yet all is not as it seems. There are those who would stop at nothing to keep the art and gold in Russian hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoyalty can be fleeting. And betrayal can be deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Brad Thor, David Baldacci, and Tom Clancy's \u003cem\u003eJack Ryan\u003c\/em\u003e novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Angels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991786133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Trish McGarrahan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934424756405,"sku":"9798991786133","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-art-of-redemption-a-kate-barrow-novel-9798991786133","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}