Cracks: Conspiracies Mystery and Suspense Hard-Boiled novel

by Arye Dreyfus

It revolves around a portrait depicting Hitler as a clown drawn roughly a hundred years before his birth. Some see this Jewish work of art as prophetic, others as symbolic, but the Church strongly condemns it. It rouses passionate reactions worldwide. During the Second World War Hitler craves it, the Vatican strives to eliminate it, the Allies and the Nazi propaganda enter into a fierce competition to abduct it. When Hitler’s minions seek to confiscate the “Strange Couple”, the painting proudly hanging in one of the main Parisian art centers simply disappears. Half a century later rumors about a possible reappearance rekindle a global political storm, pointing at the cracks in sacrosanct Western moral values. The fierce struggle takes us behind the scenes to Rome, Paris, Boston and Geneva among others, and to Jerusalem. The unexpected multifaceted action, the meeting with the people involved, and the striking disparity between historical truth and reality may be the fruit of a vivid imagination, but they all reek of authenticity.

Genres: Fiction

347 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 27, 2017

Reviews

[Ken Cook · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intrigue with an old painting

Vaguely similar to the DaVinci Code, this novel traipses around Europe and Israel. The characters are well drawn, the persistent use of dialogue useful but tedious.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not sure I even understand but it was interesting.