Brushstrokes from the Past Author: Heidi Eljarbo
Series: Soli Hansen Mysteries #4
Genres: General Historical
Format: eBook, Print
Pages: 244
Date: September 20, 2022
Publisher: Kindle Press
WWII and the mid-seventeenth century are entwined in this fourth dual timeline novel about Nazi art theft, bravery, friendship, and romance.
April 1945. Art historian Soli Hansen and her friend Heddy arrive at an excavation site only to find Soli’s old archeology professor deeply engrossed in an extraordinary find in a marsh. The remains of a man have lain undisturbed for three centuries, but there’s more to this discovery…
As Soli tries to understand who the baroque man was and discovers what he carried in a sealed wooden tube, problems arise. A leak reveals the finds to the notorious Lieutenant Colonel Heinz Walter, and soon, both Nazi elite and the Gestapo are after the treasure.
When Heddy and the professor disappear along with the artwork, Soli and her resistance group must find them before it’s too late.
1641. In Amsterdam, French musketeer Claude Beaulieu has had his portrait done by his close friend and artist Rembrandt van Rijn. When a band of thieves steal the precious painting, Claude and his wife Annarosa Ruber pick up their swords and a few belongings and go after the culprits.
Set in Norway during the tumultuous last days of the second world war, as well as the peak of the glorious baroque art period, these two stories are a must for readers who love historical fiction with adventure, suspense, and true love that conquers all.
Rating: Mild. Mild kissing.Mild (nonsexual) violence or horror.
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About Heidi Eljarbo
Heidi Eljarbo is a bestselling author of historical fiction, known for her novels about the witch hunts in the seventeenth century. When not absorbed in writing stories about strong-willed women from past centuries, Heidi enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren, hiking and skiing in the mountains. She lives and works out of her home on an island south of Oslo, Norway.
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