“Woman on Fire” is not just a painting. She is the main character of the novel, who burns the destinies of people, exposing their most unsightly sides. Because beauty is a terrible force. An absolute New York Times bestseller. A film adaptation is being prepared. Starring Sharon Stone. A cinematic plot that will keep you in suspense until the very end. Young journalist Jules Rough receives an unusual assignment from a colleague, a famous Chicago investigator. She is tasked with finding German Expressionist Ernst Engel's painting "Woman on Fire," stolen by the Nazis 75 years ago. In distant France, wealthy heiress and influential gallerist Margaux de Laurent has her own insidious motives to take possession of this painting. She is used to getting everything she wants, and she will stop at nothing. Why is Jules entrusted with this dangerous mission? Who was the woman who posed for the artist? And how will the final battle between history and truth end? “Lisa Barr immerses readers in a world of stolen art, full of scandal, deception and romance.” – Mary Kubica “A gripping, edgy and sexy thriller. A true adventure into the dark side of art." – Yana Mia, KudaGo