The greatest unsolved art historical mystery of the 20th Century--the disappearance of the Amber Room in 1944--unravels for Austin restaurateur and art historian David Glenn.
When Nazi soldiers looted and burned the Catherine Palace in Russia in 1944, they took care not to destroy it's most treasured object: The Amber room.
The walls of this enormous ballroom were covered--floor to ceiling--in delicately carved amber panels inset with mirrors and oil paintings. Overnight, the Nazis dismantled, crated and shipped it to Konigsberg Castle.
On the eve of the Nazi defeat, the Allies destroyed Konigsberg Castle. When the rubble was cleared, no trace of the Amber Room remained. To this day it has not been found.
Sixty years later, a mysterious amber brooch and an even more mysterious Russian redhead suddenly draw Austin restaurateur and amateur art historian David Glenn into a dangerous and thrilling search for the lost treasure.
When his wife and daughters are kidnapped by the Russian mafia and his brother is murdered by Nazi thugs, the stakes get high and the rules change.
It becomes more than the greatest unsolved art historical mystery of the 20th Century. It becomes a game of life or death for Glenn and and his family.