Framed: Outwitting Nazis as an Art Forger in WWII Switzerland

by Megan Easley-Walsh

Anna Schmidt loves Germany and despises Hitler. The ruthless German dictator has banned much of the art that Anna adores. Picking up her paintbrush, she preserves stolen Jewish treasures by embarking on a mission of danger. Under the cover of darkness, Anna crosses the border into Germany and evades Nazis. Her paintings must fill one perfection. Anything less will capture the unwanted attention of the notorious Nazi examiner and risk Anna’s life.

When the frame maker arrives on the mountain, he has eyes only for Anna. Eyes that notice something is terribly wrong when Anna goes missing. Playing both sides of the border is a perilous game, one that Anna can’t fail at or everyone she loves in Germany and Switzerland risk elimination.

342 pages, Paperback

Published November 20, 2022

About the author

Megan Easley-Walsh, PhD History, is an author of historical fiction, a researcher, and a writing consultant and editor at Extra Ink Edits. She is an award-winning writer and has taught college writing in the UNESCO literature city of Dublin, Ireland. She is a dual American and Irish citizen and lives in Ireland with her Irish husband. Megan is a Professional Member of the Irish Writers’ Centre, a Full Member of the Irish Writers’ Union, a member of the Historical Novel Society, a Full Member of ACES: The Society for Editing, a member of the Irish Association of Professional Historians, a member of the American Historical Association, a member of the Irish Association of Art Historians, and a member of The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Additionally, she was shortlisted for the 2021 Hammond House International Literary Prize in Poetry and the 2023 Hammond House Origins Poetry Contest. Peer-reviewed articles have been published in the Zambian Journal of Religion and Contemporary Issues (2022) and in AVANT: The Journal of the Philosophical-Interdisciplinary Vanguard (Trends in interdisciplinary studies and philosophy of science) (2023).

Reviews

[Megan Easley-Walsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm thrilled to share my 8th historical novel with all of you and I hope that you'll love it! Anna's story is wrapped in mystery and the colors of her art. In true style to my stories, there are secrets buried inside, including one that might just be the biggest secret to date in my novels.

On the Swiss-German border in World War Two, she receives a letter by accident. It's a letter that compels her forward and changes everything. She's supposed to be "neutral", as a Swiss citizen. But, when she knows so much (and learns so much more!) how can she be? Bravery must replace neutrality.

In the words of the cover...
Friend.
Enemy.
Neutral.
Small Words.
Words that War Twists.