The House of Long Ago

A Cassiopeia Vitt Adventure, Book 4

By: Steve Berry, M. J. Rose

Narrated by: Natalie Ross

The time has come for Cassiopeia Vitt to sell her ancestral home. It sits on a Spanish bluff by the Mediterranean Sea, and bears the name Casa de Hace Mucho Tiempo, House of Long Ago.

Trapped inside its walls are memories from a time when Cassiopeia was growing from a rebellious adolescent into a thoughtful young woman - regretful times when she often found herself estranged from her parents. Also inside are 15 paintings, each one a masterpiece, together representing an investment in the 10s of millions of euros - her father’s private art collection - which she intends to donate to museums. But when an art expert declares all 15 paintings fake, and suggests that her father may have been involved with something illegal, she embarks on a quest to find answers.

From a secret repository in Andorra, to a mysterious yacht in the Mediterranean, then finally onto the streets of Paris and a horrific reminder from World War II, Cassiopeia must battle every step of the way to stay alive - a fight that will finally bring her face to face with the truth about the House of Long Ago.

©2020 Steve Berry and M. J. Rose (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Great history lesson!

I always love a book that has you googling about history. This one does just that in several ways. Very interesting story and history lesson from the POV of Cassiopeia Witt. Loved it!

Good story, waste of a credit

Good story. Good story telling. But Edward Gibbon’s 12-volume unabridged monograph is 1 credit - and so is this. Once you start getting into the story (which again, is good) it’s over. It’s bittersweet. If these are teasers for full fledged novels, then by all means, the ideas certainly seem to be market-worthy. But on they’re own, they’re just appetizers.

Wow

I have enjoyed everything I've read by Steve Berry. I love a good conspiracy regarding history and he delivers with every Cotton Malone adventure.

I haven't been able to pick a favorite from his works, but this Cassiopea Vitt adventure may take that honor. This was an incredible story of regret, forgiveness, loss, recovery and of course, a car chase and guns. At least this time a world heritage site was spared.

Always a good listen.

I am a great fan of this Cassiopeia Vitt series and Cotton. Keep them coming. Thank you.

Great story poor narration

CITROEN ! Prounounced Ci - tro - en! She keeps saying citron. It is driving me crazy. If you are going to narrate a story with words in another language, LEARN TO PRONOUNCE THE WORDS PROPERLY!

Other than that, praise for Berry and Rose. Great story.