The Gates of Dawn

<p><strong>The Gates of Dawn</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In Oxford eight of the Pre-Raphaelites' finest works are about to be stolen from the Ashmolean Museum. Can anyone prevent them from being lost forever?</p><p>At a small general auction in the centre of Bristol Emily Bradshaw is about to make a discovery that will shock the art world and change her life.</p><p>Unearthing a previously unknown sketchbook by Victorian artist Herbert Draper she soon finds herself embroiled in a race with a rival bidder the mysterious Henry Faber to identify a collection of eight priceless paintings by the enigmatic Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood - each referencing a 'sacred doctrine' from the Gospel of Mary Magdalene. Just as she thinks her search is at an end Emily is confronted by a man born of obsession and a dark family secret who plans to pull off what will be '... <strong>the most audacious art theft of the modern age</strong>.'</p>