The woman is Bobby Sleeper, fellow Eastern European and erstwhile art gallerist with a mysterious background and even more mysterious filmmaker husband. Within days, the couple hire Viva as their assistant, then enlist her as an accomplice in an improbable scheme involving a long-lost Vermeer masterwork, a multi-million-dollar reward, and several shadowy ex-husbands. Entranced by their lifestyle, alarmed by their ramshackle scam, Viva realizes she’s out of her depth—and that ...
