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Michael Hetzer

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Historical Fiction, Mystery

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Michael Hetzer is a former foreign correspondent and founding editor of "The Moscow Times," "The Moscow Guardian," and served as English-language editor of "Commersant." His novel, "The Forbidden Zone," was featured in "The New York Times" and was named one of the top five debut thriller novels of the year by "The Boston Globe." A lifelong “Goghpie,” he hosts a Van Gogh fan site online. ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 371 ratings · 46 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Van Gogh's Lover: A Historical Mystery of Two Women Divided by Centuries but United by a Mysterious Painting. Based on the True Story of Van Gogh's Years in France (Includes Book Club Questions) 4.23 avg rating — 331 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forbidden Zone: A Novel 3.76 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1999 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forbidden Zone 3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Portrait of an Unknown Woman (Gabriel Allon, #22)

by Daniel Silva

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Michael Hetzer liked Carol E. Drewes's review of Van Gogh's Lover: A Historical Mystery of Two Women Divided by Centuries but United by a Mysterious Painting. Based on the True Story of Van Gogh's Years in France (Includes Book Club Questions): "Great read for art and romance lovers This book is a great mix of past and present, and gives interesting insight into the life and times of Vincent Van Gogh. If you like plucky heroines and your heroes tend toward men and women of honor who value the" Read more of this review »
May 15, 2026 10:54AM · see review
Michael Hetzer liked Aimee Shupe's review of Van Gogh's Lover: A Historical Mystery of Two Women Divided by Centuries but United by a Mysterious Painting. Based on the True Story of Van Gogh's Years in France (Includes Book Club Questions):
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Michael Hetzer made a comment on Van Gogh's Lover: A Historical Mystery of Two Women Divided by Centuries but United by a Mysterious Painting. Based on the True Story of Van Gogh's Years in France (Includes Book Club Questions) — Help! Catalog‑Error Banner Not Clearing — Edition Still Partially Blocked " This edition of my book is still partially blocked after a catalog‑error flag two weeks ago. Ratings velocity collapsed immediately after the block, a ...more "
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“They made her believe she was sick, and so she went willingly to a string of asylums, which were nothing more than polite prisons, places with no one to love her, just a bunch of well-meaning doctors being paid by her father. Who wouldn’t have scars?”
― Michael Hetzer, Van Gogh's Lover: A Historical Mystery of Two Women Divided by Centuries but United by a Mysterious Painting. Based on the True Story of Van Gogh's Years in France