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May 4, 2016
Press Release: The Lover's Portrait now available as Pre-Order
*** Press Release ***
CACHE OF ART MISSING SINCE WWII FOUND IN AMSTERDAM
MYSTERY NOVEL THE LOVER’S PORTRAIT NOW AVAILABLE AS PRE-ORDER
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, APRIL 21, 2016 – Jennifer S. Alderson announces the release of her second novel, The Lover's Portrait: An Art Mystery, on June 24, 2016 in both print and eBook format. It is now available as pre-order on Amazon, Apple iBooks, Kobo Books and Barnes and Noble. This amateur sleuth mystery describes the plight of homosexuals and Jewish artists in Europe during World War II, as well as the complexities inherent to the restitution of artwork stolen by the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s.
Set in the Netherlands, The Lover’s Portrait is the contemporary story of American art history student Zelda Richardson, who finds clues to the whereabouts of a collection of masterpieces hidden somewhere in Amsterdam, secreted away in 1942 by a homosexual art dealer who’d rather die than turn his collection over to his Nazi blackmailer. Her discoveries make her a target of someone willing to steal – and even kill – to find the lost paintings. As the list of suspects grows, Zelda realizes she has to track down the lost collection and unmask a killer if she wants to survive.
The Lover’s Portrait: An Art Mystery draws on the author’s experiences gained while studying art history in the Netherlands and working for several Dutch museums. Before moving to Amsterdam twelve years ago, Jennifer S. Alderson worked as a journalist and website developer in Seattle, Washington.
Jennifer is also the author of Down and Out in Kathmandu: Adventures in Backpacking. Both books are part of an on-going stand-alone series following the adventures of traveler and culture lover, Zelda Richardson.
To obtain a review copy of The Lover’s Portrait or to book presentations, media appearances, interviews, or book-signings, contact the author via jennifersalderson@gmail.com. Cover art and author photographs are available at http://www.jennifersalderson.com.
Title: The Lover’s Portrait: An Art Mystery
Author: Jennifer S. Alderson
Publisher: Traveling Life Press, Amsterdam
Page Count: 263
Binding: Paperback (6x9), perfect bound
Categories:
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense/Mystery
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense/Amateur Sleuth
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense/International Mystery & Crime
Price: $10.99 (Paperback) $3.99 (eBook)
ISBN-10 number: 1523489170
ISBN-13 number: 978-1523489176
Publication Date: June 24, 2016
CACHE OF ART MISSING SINCE WWII FOUND IN AMSTERDAM
MYSTERY NOVEL THE LOVER’S PORTRAIT NOW AVAILABLE AS PRE-ORDER
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, APRIL 21, 2016 – Jennifer S. Alderson announces the release of her second novel, The Lover's Portrait: An Art Mystery, on June 24, 2016 in both print and eBook format. It is now available as pre-order on Amazon, Apple iBooks, Kobo Books and Barnes and Noble. This amateur sleuth mystery describes the plight of homosexuals and Jewish artists in Europe during World War II, as well as the complexities inherent to the restitution of artwork stolen by the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s.
Set in the Netherlands, The Lover’s Portrait is the contemporary story of American art history student Zelda Richardson, who finds clues to the whereabouts of a collection of masterpieces hidden somewhere in Amsterdam, secreted away in 1942 by a homosexual art dealer who’d rather die than turn his collection over to his Nazi blackmailer. Her discoveries make her a target of someone willing to steal – and even kill – to find the lost paintings. As the list of suspects grows, Zelda realizes she has to track down the lost collection and unmask a killer if she wants to survive.
The Lover’s Portrait: An Art Mystery draws on the author’s experiences gained while studying art history in the Netherlands and working for several Dutch museums. Before moving to Amsterdam twelve years ago, Jennifer S. Alderson worked as a journalist and website developer in Seattle, Washington.
Jennifer is also the author of Down and Out in Kathmandu: Adventures in Backpacking. Both books are part of an on-going stand-alone series following the adventures of traveler and culture lover, Zelda Richardson.
To obtain a review copy of The Lover’s Portrait or to book presentations, media appearances, interviews, or book-signings, contact the author via jennifersalderson@gmail.com. Cover art and author photographs are available at http://www.jennifersalderson.com.
Title: The Lover’s Portrait: An Art Mystery
Author: Jennifer S. Alderson
Publisher: Traveling Life Press, Amsterdam
Page Count: 263
Binding: Paperback (6x9), perfect bound
Categories:
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense/Mystery
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense/Amateur Sleuth
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense/International Mystery & Crime
Price: $10.99 (Paperback) $3.99 (eBook)
ISBN-10 number: 1523489170
ISBN-13 number: 978-1523489176
Publication Date: June 24, 2016
April 25, 2016
The Lover's Portrait: An Art Mystery out on June 24, 2016!
I can't wait to get my second novel, a quirky art mystery, back from my editor this Friday! Last round of proofreading will be done and then its on to checking all the details before
The Lover's Portrait: An Art Mystery
hits the (virtual) bookshelves on June 24, 2016!
If you can't wait to read it either, check out an excerpt of the final, unedited version on Goodreads now: The Lover's Portrait: An Art Mystery
In case you're wondering what it's all about, here's the synopsis:
When a homosexual Dutch art dealer hides his gallery’s stock rather than turn it over to his Nazi blackmailer, he pays with his life, leaving a treasure trove of modern masterpieces buried somewhere in Amsterdam, presumably lost forever. That is, until American art history student Zelda Richardson sticks her nose into it.
After studying for a year in the Netherlands, Zelda scores an internship at the prestigious Amsterdam Museum, where she works on an exhibition about paintings and sculptures once stolen by the Nazis, still lying unclaimed in Dutch museum depots almost seventy years later. When two women claim the same painting, the portrait of a young girl entitled Irises, Zelda is tasked with investigating the painting’s history and quickly finds evidence that one of the two women must be lying about her past. Before she can figure out which one it is and why, Zelda learns about the Dutch art dealer’s concealed collection. And that Irises is the key to finding it all.
Her discoveries make her a target of someone willing to steal – and even kill – to find the missing paintings. As the list of suspects grows, Zelda realizes she has to track down the lost collection and unmask a killer if she wants to survive.
If you can't wait to read it either, check out an excerpt of the final, unedited version on Goodreads now: The Lover's Portrait: An Art Mystery
In case you're wondering what it's all about, here's the synopsis:
When a homosexual Dutch art dealer hides his gallery’s stock rather than turn it over to his Nazi blackmailer, he pays with his life, leaving a treasure trove of modern masterpieces buried somewhere in Amsterdam, presumably lost forever. That is, until American art history student Zelda Richardson sticks her nose into it.
After studying for a year in the Netherlands, Zelda scores an internship at the prestigious Amsterdam Museum, where she works on an exhibition about paintings and sculptures once stolen by the Nazis, still lying unclaimed in Dutch museum depots almost seventy years later. When two women claim the same painting, the portrait of a young girl entitled Irises, Zelda is tasked with investigating the painting’s history and quickly finds evidence that one of the two women must be lying about her past. Before she can figure out which one it is and why, Zelda learns about the Dutch art dealer’s concealed collection. And that Irises is the key to finding it all.
Her discoveries make her a target of someone willing to steal – and even kill – to find the missing paintings. As the list of suspects grows, Zelda realizes she has to track down the lost collection and unmask a killer if she wants to survive.
March 30, 2016
reviews by TripFiction & Goodreads Giveaway winner; The Displaced Nation 'Booklust, Wanderlust'
Dear Goodreads members,
I’m quite pleased to see two great 4 star reviews of my debut novel Down and Out in Kathmandu: adventures in backpacking now linked to its
Goodreads book page. Thank you Tina from TripFiction and Goodreads Giveaway winner Emma Debruyne for taking the time to write and post them!
I’m also honored to be one of six contributors to The Displaced Nation’s latest column BOOKLUST, WANDERLUST: 6 writers talk expat- and travel-themed books: last year’s faves, this year’s must-reads, written by Goodreads member Beth Green. It’s a great list of books, including several I now want to read! My suggestions include Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art, The Travelers and Gallery Pieces: An Art Mystery, you’ll have to follow the link to find out why :)
Happy reading! Jennifer S. Alderson
I’m quite pleased to see two great 4 star reviews of my debut novel Down and Out in Kathmandu: adventures in backpacking now linked to its
Goodreads book page. Thank you Tina from TripFiction and Goodreads Giveaway winner Emma Debruyne for taking the time to write and post them!
I’m also honored to be one of six contributors to The Displaced Nation’s latest column BOOKLUST, WANDERLUST: 6 writers talk expat- and travel-themed books: last year’s faves, this year’s must-reads, written by Goodreads member Beth Green. It’s a great list of books, including several I now want to read! My suggestions include Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art, The Travelers and Gallery Pieces: An Art Mystery, you’ll have to follow the link to find out why :)
Happy reading! Jennifer S. Alderson
January 15, 2016
Goodbye Edvard Munch
What an inspirational morning! I just got back from my third visit to the Munch : Van Gogh exhibition in the Van Gogh Museum (ends January 17, 2016). Yeah, I know, three times? Considering Edvard Munch is one of my favorite artists, I get free admission thanks to my national museum card, and it’s only a fifteen minute bike ride away, I had to go again! The Van Gogh Museum is still one of my favorite places in the city, even after living here fourteen years. That’s probably why it plays such an important role in my upcoming book, The Lovers Portrait (out in June 2016), the story of an American art student who finds clues to the location of a collection of artwork which had seemingly disappeared after the Second World War ended.
When I biked to the museum this morning, the question “What inspires me to write?” was running through my brain. It’s often exhibitions like this one that really get my creative juices flowing, though not how you might assume. Those tiny text boards next to the masterpieces provide the intriguing details which interest me most. An obscure fact about the artist’s life or the painting’s creation can pique my curiosity enough to send me running to a local library to learn more.
Those tidbits of information can spark an idea for a crazy plot twists, a character’s background, or even the basis for a novel, as is the case with my third book, currently in draft form. This yet-to-be-named manuscript’s plot was directly inspired by a few quirky facts I’d read about while working on an exhibition for the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam about the bis-poles of Papua New Guinea.
What inspires you?
When I biked to the museum this morning, the question “What inspires me to write?” was running through my brain. It’s often exhibitions like this one that really get my creative juices flowing, though not how you might assume. Those tiny text boards next to the masterpieces provide the intriguing details which interest me most. An obscure fact about the artist’s life or the painting’s creation can pique my curiosity enough to send me running to a local library to learn more.
Those tidbits of information can spark an idea for a crazy plot twists, a character’s background, or even the basis for a novel, as is the case with my third book, currently in draft form. This yet-to-be-named manuscript’s plot was directly inspired by a few quirky facts I’d read about while working on an exhibition for the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam about the bis-poles of Papua New Guinea.
What inspires you?
December 23, 2015
Down and Out in Kathmandu: perfect for lovers of travel fiction and (mis)adventure novels!
Jennifer S. Alderson’s blog
Welcome to my blog!
I have been a long-time user of Goodreads and always interested in reading the reviews members have left behind. In celebration of my acceptance into the Goodreads Author Program and the New Year, I have set-up two Giveaways which should be active on January 1, 2016. One is open to American and Canadian residents, the other to residents of several European countries (United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland). In both contests I will be giving away 5 copies of my recently published debut novel, Down and Out in Kathmandu: adventures in backpacking. Perfect for lovers of travel fiction, women’s fiction and (mis)adventure novels! I hope you will consider adding it to your bookshelf and reading it!
Happy Reading and New Year! Jennifer S. Alderson
Welcome to my blog!
I have been a long-time user of Goodreads and always interested in reading the reviews members have left behind. In celebration of my acceptance into the Goodreads Author Program and the New Year, I have set-up two Giveaways which should be active on January 1, 2016. One is open to American and Canadian residents, the other to residents of several European countries (United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland). In both contests I will be giving away 5 copies of my recently published debut novel, Down and Out in Kathmandu: adventures in backpacking. Perfect for lovers of travel fiction, women’s fiction and (mis)adventure novels! I hope you will consider adding it to your bookshelf and reading it!
Happy Reading and New Year! Jennifer S. Alderson
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