Rembrandt's Angel
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Publisher Description
A Neo-Nazi conspiracy threatens Europe . . .
Esther Brookstone’s life is at a crossroads. A Scotland Yard inspector who specializes in stolen art, she’s reluctantly considering retirement. A three-time widow, she can’t quite decide whether paramour and colleague Interpol Agent Bastiann van Coevorden should be husband number four. Decisions are put on hold while she and Bastiann set out to thwart a neo-Nazi conspiracy financed in part by artworks stolen during World War II. Among the stolen art is the masterpiece “An Angel with Titus’ Features,” a work Esther obsesses about recovering.
The case sends the intrepid pair on an international hunt spanning several European countries and the Amazon jungle. Evading capture and thwarting death, Esther and Bastiann prove time and again that adrenaline-spiked adventures aren’t just for the young.
Customer Reviews
Rembrandt's Angel
Title – Rembrandt’s Angel
Author - Steven M. Moore
Genre – Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
422 Amazon Pages
Rating 4 stars out of 5 Posted 8/25/17
No. 56 – 2017
My Impressions: tongue in cheek, humor, lovers, caring, action, violence.
Main Characters:
Ester Brookstone – Scotland Yard agent over art thefts, age about 60.
Bastiann van Coevorden – Interpol agent, age about 40, Ester’s lover
Gerhardt Dunst – owns pharmaceutical companies. Chasing bioweapon to eliminate enemies of a Fourth Reich.
Karen Lietzke - art dealer, and leader of Nazi plot to rule the world.
Rembrandt’s Angel has strong undercurrents of satire. The interactions between Ester and other characters is entertaining and provides humor among the violent acts of resurgent Nazis in 2023 Germany.
Ester is an art expert and chases art thieves with a vengeance. Following a trail to verify the existence of the painting Rembrandt’s Angel stolen by Nazis in WWII, she and Bastiann travel across Europe and to South America dealing with Nazis, Islamic Terrorist and the leader of a drug cartel. They learn a fresh group of determined Nazis plan to rule the world with a Fourth Reich as their despotic idol Adolph Hitler attempted.
Ester has been married three times and survived all three husbands. She unashamedly loves her sex bouts and finds good sex as necessary as food and wine. Bastiann plays a support role as Dr. Watson did to Sherlock Holmes.
There are several minor errors in details and research. BMWs are not made in England but in Germany.
With bags over their heads for a ride in a helicopter, how could Ester know what the terrain was like?
Stainless Steel flatware does not corrode.
Ester and Bastian’s escape from a stone cellar was a bit contrived and unrealistic.
The editing and sentence structure are excellent.
Character development is good for the main characters.
The plot is fresh and pulls the reader in quickly.
Rembrandt’s Angel is not a great story but is thoroughly entertaining.
This review was provided in exchange for a free book.
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