'' False Impression '' concerns an international journey through several countries and continents , including London , New York , Bucharest and Tokyo , and includes historical information about the September 11 attacks on New York , which the protagonist , Anna Petrescu , escapes after being fired by the dishonest banker Bryce Fenston . From this point on , the book tells the story of Anna trying to help Arabella Wentworth , a British aristocrat , to recover her family 's fortune by selling a historical painting by Vincent van Gogh , which Bryce Fenston is intent on acquiring . She is followed closely by Olga Krantz , a mercenary on service to Fenston , and by Jack Delaney , an FBI agent who is investigating Fenston and trying to discover if Anna is still working for Fenston . Anna succeeds in throwing both off her trail and makes arrangements to sell the painting to a Japanese steel magnate . 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 the steel magnate , Anna accepts a job as CEO of his foundation , Jack Delaney gathers enough proof to arrest Fenston and Anna and Jack begin a romantic relationship
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
False Impression