This week, Susie Black’s Saturday Author Spotlight shines on multi-genre author Marilyn Baron.
About the author:
A public relations consultant in Atlanta, Marilyn is also a member of Georgia Romance Writers. She's the winner of writing awards in single title, novel with strong romantic elements, suspense, and paranormal/fantasy romance. She writes in a variety of genres, including coming-of-middle-age humorous women's fiction, historical romantic thrillers, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, paranormal, and cozy mysteries. She serves as Chair of the Atlanta Authors Committee. Marilyn says, "I love to travel. My favorite places to visit are Italy and Bermuda. I studied in Florence, Italy, for six months in my junior year of college, so many of my books are set there.” To find out more about her books, visit her Website at www.marilynbaron.com.
Susie Black had the opportunity to read and review The Case of the Missing Botticelli, Marilyn’s exciting history-themed cozy mystery. Here is a blurb to whet your appetite:
American art history major Hadley Evans joins an art detective agency in Florence, Italy, working for Massimo Domingo, once a major player, now the Inspector Clouseau of the art world. Determined to save the flailing agency and prove her worth, Hadley and her sexy carabinieri boyfriend, Luca Ferrari, take on a mysterious client behind her boss’s back. While hot on the trail of a missing masterpiece, they discover a hidden cache of stolen Nazi art in a Venetian villa and encounter a dangerous enemy with a link to an evil past.
Here is Susie’s review:
From the first page, prolific historical fiction author Marilyn Baron plunges readers headfirst into the high-stakes world of art theft recovery and leads them on a roller-coaster ride through a tragic chapter in World War II history. Florence, Italy-based newbie art theft detective Hadley Evans answers a chance phone call from a frantic museum curator meant for her boss, Signore Domingo, regarding a missing priceless Botticelli painting. With her boss unavailable, Hadley stretches the truth about Signore Domino’s participation in the search when she accepts the case. Hadley seizes the opportunity of a lifetime to pole vault from a lowly assistant status to superstardom if she can successfully recover the painting. Hadley and her hunky policeman boyfriend, Luca, follow a set of clues and discover a treasure trove of priceless art stolen by Nazis from doomed Jews during World War II, housed in a villa occupied by the grandchildren of Herman Göring’s mistress. Hadley and Luca must use all their skills to outwit disreputable art dealers willing to deny the return of the art to its rightful heirs for the sake of their profits. Author Baron has skillfully woven a romance and mystery story into a true event and brought to life one of the lesser-known atrocities carried out by the Nazis by shining a light on a dark page of world history. The author’s detailed descriptions of the food, social mores, history, and buildings of Italy give readers an insider’s view of its fascinating cities. With a fast-paced plot and flawed characters readers find themselves rooting for, The Case of the Missing Botticelli keeps readers engaged and eagerly turning the pages to the end.
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I loved this book. Great review, Susie.