THE PARIS SECRET by Karen Swan (fiction)

This is through and through a summer beach read.  It has the potential to be an interesting plot but is spoiled by the poorly drawn characters who seem only to care about bling and high fashion.  The author lovingly describes every designer article of clothing her characters are wearing including the designers of each piece. The actual plot, of some important paintings which were stolen in World War II and have only come to light, is readable.  But, the book is marred by the unreality of the characters and the neatly tied up ending.  The only positive I can say is that if you are looking for a light read, you could do worse.