I have cousins and friends who write books, and so I feel, when they are as fascinating as "Dark Athena," a novel by my friend ArthurHoughton, I wish to write about the author and his work.

The book is about the art world and tells of a spectacular marble statue dug up in Italy by peasants. It became a national treasure, but was soldillegally. A curator of a museum, according to the book, "doesn't know his investigation of the statue will take him into the darkest corners of theart world to unravel a dangerous conspiracy that will take him closer to home than he could have imagined."

To read the complete article, see:
Norma Bartol: Author brings wide expertise to 'Dark Athena'(www.apnews.com/7d6917ed075642f1bf6ed39455a2b64d)

To read the complete article, see:
Dark Athena: A Novel(www.amazon.com/Dark-Athena-Novel-Arthur-Houghton/dp/1535171774/ref=sr_1_1)