The Apothecary House edition by Adrian Mathews Literature Fiction eBooks
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When an old woman storms into the Rijksmuseum demanding the return of her painting, archivist Ruth Braams cannot quell her curiosity…
Ruth delves into the history of the piece of looted Nazi art and discovers an enigmatic picture with a disturbing wartime provenance.
It also appears that the elderly Lydia is not the only claimant and, against strict bureau regulations, Ruth endeavours to help strengthen her case.
Days later, Ruth begins to receive sinister anonymous threats, warning her to stay away from Lydia and the painting.
As the threats escalate, Ruth realizes that there must be far more to the painting’s popularity, and she enters a series of increasingly lethal adventures as she investigates its secret symbolism...
Why did Hitler want this picture?
Who was its obscure creator?
And who are the figures in the painting?
In trying to answer these questions, Ruth plummets into a world of grasping ambition and blighted love, where art and occult science join forces to take a staggering leap into the future.
The Apothecary’s House is a brilliant evocation of Amsterdam that combines fascinating historical detail with a cast of sharply realised characters—a fast-paced, finely crafted, riveting mystery. It was shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award
Praise for Adrian Mathews
'Solid, trenchant writing' - Crimetime
‘Elegant and witty novel’ - Park & Holiday Homes magazine
Adrian Mathews is the author of the literary thrillers The Hat of Victor Noir and Vienna Blood , which won the CWA Silver Dagger Award, and The Apothecary's House , shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award. He has lived in central Paris for over 20 years.
The Apothecary House edition by Adrian Mathews Literature Fiction eBooks
This book was interesting in its use of history, art and modern day Holland. The information about art and history included information about how the Nazis took art and hid it from the Allies, as well as, the process used for individuals to regain possession of the art work in the present day. There was even more history in the artist's letters to a friend. This information was for me totally unexpected, but true to the story. The modern day mystery to the book kept the story interesting, and made me want to discover what was going on, and who was responsible. However, the ending to this part of the story seemed to come out of nowhere. I loved the language in this book. Ruth had such a way of speaking that was very enjoyable to me, especially in her conversations with Myles. She was very spunky with those in authority, and could get carried away in her responses to their questions. At times this attitude was totally called for, and managed to get the person's attention. At times Ruth seemed to make poor decisions, and could have potentially gotten herself into real trouble. This seemed to be a long book, but it held my interest from beginning to end, and was a real learning experience.Product details
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I liked the characters, I liked the descriptions (where they weren't too inaccurate) I would have liked this book on the whole... but... what a shame the author didn't bother to let someone from Amsterdam proofread it, apparently. Maybe I'm a stick in the mud in some of the research omissions, and I won't sum them all up. My family consists of many generations of Mokummers, and also I have affinity and maybe more than average insight into the accuracy of parts of the subject. I smile wrily at a protagonist relating that they ate well in Westerbork while in Amsterdam they were eating tulip bulbs...in 1942. I don't want to be pedantic. But some mistakes are just unforgivable. Mixing Dutch up with German is bad enough, when unintentional, but to have a Dutch person involved in war history and moving in with an old Jewish lady declaring herself happy to have acquired some more 'Lebensraum' is just unthinkable. Lebensraum is a highly volatile term for something completely different then what the author meant, namely something like headspace. The chambermaid at his hotel would have sufficed to check this with, any Dutch person who would have read it beforehand would have remarked on it. Especially in a book that holds some pretences of accurate detail, such as mentioning actual cases (Goudstikker et al) and lenghty historical descriptions, those things are a disrespect to the subject, even if the majority of readers, those elsewhere in the world won't notice. It also makes that I am no less likely to read a novel by the same author set in a place I don't know as well as Amsterdam...
good read
Having recently been in Amsterdam, I read this with a city map beside me. Rather enjoyed the surprise directions the story took.
I love mysteries, love reading translations and enjoy insight into foreign cities. This novel satisfied all those.
I can recommend this.
The story was well written. It moved from present day to World War II to the 1700s. There were a few plot twists and surprise revelations. The characters were well drawn; some likable, some not so much. I would consider reading other books by the author.
Pages and pages of minutiae and unrelated descriptions of what the character is thinking . Goes off on tangents about things totally unrelated to the story! Numerous misspelling of words, simple words, like whole ( spelled while)! Couldn't get past the first 5 chapters, I really tried. Long drawn out descriptions about Amsterdam and using street names and names of sections of the city, then goes into the history of the info mentioned which has nothing to do with the plot, which I thought was about a misappropriated painting by the Nazi's, could have fooled me. I've never been to Amsterdam! Boring and long. I want my money back!
I love how vivid the details of the story is, how it tells a rare but yet common tale of what happened after and before the Holocaust. It's really well written, in a simple but yet fantastic form. It reminds me of the new movie woman in gold. It's a really similar story but yet the author made this so different from that in her own great way.
I would recommend to the author to make more books on this topic, make one about Lesensborn Camps and Action T4. Cause there is so much unknown about the holocaust, 17 million people died. 6 million Jews. So thus, not many known that.
This book was interesting in its use of history, art and modern day Holland. The information about art and history included information about how the Nazis took art and hid it from the Allies, as well as, the process used for individuals to regain possession of the art work in the present day. There was even more history in the artist's letters to a friend. This information was for me totally unexpected, but true to the story. The modern day mystery to the book kept the story interesting, and made me want to discover what was going on, and who was responsible. However, the ending to this part of the story seemed to come out of nowhere. I loved the language in this book. Ruth had such a way of speaking that was very enjoyable to me, especially in her conversations with Myles. She was very spunky with those in authority, and could get carried away in her responses to their questions. At times this attitude was totally called for, and managed to get the person's attention. At times Ruth seemed to make poor decisions, and could have potentially gotten herself into real trouble. This seemed to be a long book, but it held my interest from beginning to end, and was a real learning experience.
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