{"product_id":"the-art-of-deception-9798285672739","title":"The Art of Deception","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Philip Stengel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 500-year-old secret. A legendary manuscript. A thief caught in a deadly game of power, betrayal, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen master thief Lucien Moreau steals the fabled \u003ci\u003eSeraphim Codex\u003c\/i\u003e-a Renaissance manuscript encrypted with centuries of blackmail, blood, and betrayal-he believes he's pulling off the heist of a lifetime. But instead of a payday, he becomes the prime suspect in a brutal murder and the target of a global conspiracy orchestrated by Victorine de la Croix, a cold-blooded aristocrat with ambitions as ancient as the Codex itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow hunted by assassins, disavowed intelligence agents, and a brutal enforcer known only as Kade, Lucien is forced to ally with Sofia Ricci, a brilliant cryptographer with her own haunted past. Together, they must decode the Codex before its secrets ignite a geopolitical firestorm-and before Victorine's web of deception tightens around them for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the ashes of a Venetian monastery to high-security vaults in Paris and back-alley dead drops in Lisbon, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Deception\u003c\/i\u003e is a high-octane neo-noir espionage thriller packed with relentless pacing, cinematic intrigue, and morally gray operatives who walk the knife's edge between loyalty and betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eJason Bourne\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKilling Eve\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46863269036183,"sku":"9798285672739","price":1268.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798285672739.webp?v=1769969605","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-deception-9798285672739","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}