LOOTED Rescuing Italy's Stolen Treasures

Author Vieta chronicles her efforts to return stolen antiquities to Italy. Lisa Flanagan helps create an atmosphere worthy of a mystery novel with a narration that carries the story along nicely for listeners, adding to the drama by varying her tone and conveying surprise, outrage, or suspense. The author is a journalist, and her writing style adapts well to audio. She uses sharp, almost clipped sentences at times to express her personal outrage: "Loot, no matter how well displayed, is still loot!" The main characters are the author, an Italian investigator, and a priceless Greek vase that gets the story started. A work of nonfiction that sounds more like a good detective story. [Published: JANUARY 2026]