THE GIRL WHO KNEW DA VINCI
Belle Ami
Series: Out of Time Series Book 1
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Thriller
Publisher: Tema N Merback
Publication Date: May 31, 2018
What she knows could kill her.
In the spirit of The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown and Shadows of the Stone Benders by K. Patrick Donoghue The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci by Belle Ami unravels an unforgettable mystery.
Three destinies, one remarkable painting.
Will her visions lead her to the truth?
Art historian Angela Renatus is haunted by dreams of Leonardo da Vinci and a mysterious painting of Giuliano Medici and his mistress Fioretta Gorini. A painting that, as far as the world knows, doesn’t exist. Compelled by her visions, Angela is determined to find out the truth.
When Angela is contacted by art detective, Alex Caine, she’s shocked to learn that he too is seeking the same painting. Alex’s client, a wealthy German financier, is determined to clear the name of his late uncle, Gerard Jaeger, an art historian, who went missing in Florence, during World War II. In letters written before his disappearance, the historian describes his love affair with a beautiful young Italian woman named Sophia Caro, and the discovery of an extraordinary painting by the great master himself—a painting depicting Giuliano and Fioretta.
Alex and Angela journey to Florence in search of the priceless treasure. Is it a lost da Vinci, potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars, or a wild goose-chase that will only lead to a dead end? But someone else is searching for the illusive painting—Alberto Scordato is a powerful man in the art world and a sociopath who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, even murder. Scordato knows something about Angela that even she doesn’t know, something that could threaten both Angela and Alex’s lives, forcing them into the crosshairs of fate.
My Review~
The search is on for a missing Leonardo Da Vinci painting, but what happens when the investigation starts out when the missing item itself, isn’t even supposed to exist? That’s the mystery within The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci by Belle Ami. The story unfolds a a good even pace, as we are taken on a journey to follow the investigation not just in the present time- but find out how it unfolded in the past.
Art historian Angela Renaus begins to have dreams and visions about the famous artist and the subjects within the painting. Compelled by her vision, Angela is then determined to find out what really happened. Contacted by art detective, Alex Caine, Angela is shocked to find out they are seeking the same truth about the missing painting .
As any mystery , nothing is how it seems and no one is off the hook for the disappearance for the painting. Strange connections begin to come to light as Alex’s client , a German Financier is seeking justice to clear his late Uncle’s name. Letter’s that were written before his Uncle went missing during World War II describes his love affair with a beautiful young woman and also describes the painting in question that happened to disappear around the same time Gerhard went missing as well. As hard as it is to not point at the key facts at hand, both Alex and Angela are more determinate than anything to uncover the truth.
Alex and Angela search together for the missing painting but both can’t seem to question if it was all a hoax as questions and near dead ends arise. The journey takes them deeper into what happened years ago and as they near closer to what they believe is the truth an new threat crosses their paths. They aren’t the only ones searchin for the elusive painting, a wealthy and powerful man in the art world is on the hunt for it within the shadows , and what Alberto Scordato knows could put both Alex and Angela’s life on the line.
Is the painting real? Who will find it first? You’ll have to read to find out!
I enjoyed reading The Girl who Knew DaVinci, it was a great mystery. I would necessarily call it a thriller, or suspenseful but I was eager to keep turning the pages to find out what happened . There is a great deal of budding romance within the book in both time periods but the book was focused heavily on the mystery at hand. Very well written and the transitions from present day to past were done very well. Easy to follow, very captivating!
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About Belle Ami
Belle Ami writes intriguing romantic/suspense/thrillers with a teaspoon of sex. A self-confessed news junky she loves to create cutting-edge stories about politics, espionage, and redemptive love.
She is a Kathryn McBride scholar of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. Writing, cooking, spinning, hiking, boxing, and skiing are her passions.
She is the author of The Only One series, The One (#1), and The One & More (#2). Her third in the series titled One More Time is Not Enough, was published July 13th, 2016. She was honored to be included in the RWA LARA Christmas Anthology Holiday Ever After featuring her short story The Christmas Encounter. Her next series entitled The Tip of the Spear begins with Escape, published January 10, 2017. The sequel to Escape, entitled Vengeance was published September 12, 2017.
The Girl Who Knew da Vinci is her latest release. It’s an intriguing romance/paranormal/thriller. She is currently working on book three of The Tip of the Spear Series, titled Ransom.
She lives in Southern California with her husband, two children, a horse named Cindy Crawford, and her brilliant Chihuahua, Giorgio Armani.
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