False Impression is a mystery novel by English author Jeffrey Archer, first published in February 2005 by Macmillan (ISBN 1405032553). The novel was published in several countries, including Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, where it was first released in 2007 by Bertrand Brasil.

False Impression concerns an international journey through several countries and continents, including London, New York, Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

 and Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, and includes historical information about the September 11 attacks on New York, of which the protagonist

Protagonist

A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...

, Anna Petrescu, escapes after being fired by the banker Bryce Fenston. From this point on, the book tells the story of Anna trying to help Arabella Wentworth, a British lady, to recover her family's fortune selling a historical painting by Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh , and used Brabant dialect in his writing; it is therefore likely that he himself pronounced his name with a Brabant accent: , with a voiced V and palatalized G and gh. In France, where much of his work was produced, it is...

. She is followed close by Krantz, a mercenary on service to Fenston, and by Jack Delaney, an FBI agent that is trying to discover if Anna are still working for Fenston, target of his main investigation.In the end Krantz is shot,for the second time in a few days, and later captured and sent to the Belmarsh prison. The painting is successfully sold to a Japanese steel magnate, and Jack Delaney gathers enough proof to arrest Fenston.

External links

• False Impression on Jeffrey Archer's official website