With only a few hours to go before the big art auction, Henry Hammer receives a tip-off that 16 of the paintings for sale are fakes! The real paintings have been stolen and replaced with clever forgeries. The criminal mastermind behind the plan must be a dishonest art dealer—but which dealer is it? The only way to save the sale is to find the fakes and piece together the clues that will help catch the criminal. To prevent a catastrophe, Henry Hammer needs an eagle-eyed investigator. Can YOU help?

Compare the paintings for sale with photographs of the genuine works. Will you be able to spot which ones are the fakes? Can you find the clues that lead to the forgers and locate the mastermind behind the plot? The clock is ticking, and there isn't a moment to spare!

Containing paintings from the Hamburger Kunsthalle in Hamburg, Germany; the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France; the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts; and the Prado in Madrid, Spain, Art Auction Mystery is an ingenious introduction to more than 30 of the world's most famous artists. With fascinating  facts about the paintings and the artists who created them and an absorbing puzzle that encourages close attention to the pictures, this book is a fun and highly original way of getting to know some of the world's greatest works of art.

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