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The Ludwig-conspiracy - Oliver Pötzsch

"History is the lie that the agreement had been reached."

The saying of Voltaire at the front of the book is just for this topic selected edge on!

place after the visit of a friendly older gentleman of antiquarian Munich Steven Lukas a mysterious box from his books. This includes old photographs, a lock of hair and a book. Shortly after that happens near the city of a brutal murder of the former history professor Paul Lieberman. As soon after a customer in the dress suit very determined according to eyewitness reports from the time of Louis II asks Steven suspects that there must be a connection between this man and the mysterious box. Then Steven will be followed on the way home on the Theresienwiese, and the next day he stands before the ruins of his devastated store. From now on, Steven is involved in a series of dramatic events that lead him in the past. The old band from the box turns out to be a diary, which has written a confidant of Louis II in a secret shorthand, and there are several interested parties who want this historic treasure to have, no matter at what cost! Steven receives unexpected help from the art detective Sara. With their tried together he come to the mystery of the diary, and thus the true fate of Ludwig II on the track.

For me, the new novel by an absolute Oliver Pötzsch Page Turner. Steven tries to translate the secret writing of the diary, and so the story takes place on two different time levels. In the background story of the present mingle regularly already decrypted chapter of the records of a Theodor Marot, the wizard of the royal physician and also witnessed the those events. The life and death of the king's grown up now, many rumors and mysteries that will be answered in part probably never final can. Oliver Pötzsch has found for himself and his readers an interesting solution, which seems quite plausible. For truth, legend and a good dose of fantasy he has created an exciting novel that fascinated not only by the actual act but provides a wealth of information on Ludwig II and his castles. The credibility is enhanced by determining the number of actual persons and circumstances, that a large part of the action. As the author himself says in the epilogue, just some incredible details of his story are based on truth.

The attractive and bold art detective Sara and the lovable, somewhat reclusive Steven has two great protagonists of the story, which complement one another perfectly.

"The Ludwig conspiracy" can be put into any genre drawer. It is not only a gripping thriller, but also provided a historical novel and also a family history. Even the romance is not too short. The result is a successful, well-thought-out mix, refined and exciting, tells the next leaves plenty of space for speculation.

The cards at the beginning of the book, showing the layout of the three castles of Ludwig, a list of historical figures and a detailed definition in the notes are a perfect complement and supplement to action. The cover design with a dark, mysterious look to Neuschwanstein is well managed.

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The Painter of God - Ines Thorn

Even as a child is Matt an outsider. People whisper that he is different, as even his birth was under a bad sign: he came with the umbilical cord around the neck to the world, like a hanged man. As the second-born son, he is supposed to go to the monastery, but early on is his great talent for painting recognizable and he learns the craft in his father's workshop. When the father dies, the jealous brother Matt out of the house, and this goes on tour to get search in Frankfurt an apprenticeship. On the way he meets Magdalena, and the two young people feel from the moment a spiritual kinship. Matt paints them as he sees it. He still has no idea that Magdalena will be the great and only love of his life. Remains largely unfulfilled, however, this love, for in Matthew's life is no place for a woman, one family. His greatest passion is and remains the painting.

Ines Thorn has a special, distinctive writing style, which is noticeable even at its debut. Her novels are characterized by an expressive language and strong depiction of emotions, so also here. Their characters are special people with extraordinary, tragic fates. The author can be with their words create images of great intensity and expressiveness. The writing style in the presence creates an additional special closeness to the characters.

Matthias Gruenwald is obsessed with the painting and his pursuit of absolute perfection, driven by his faith that borders on fanaticism. His whole existence is a great find themselves, for the love and for perfection in his works. Ines Thorn describes his life as a perpetual struggle. There is a constant battle that he can not win in the long run.

"The Painter of God" has captivated me from the beginning. Although We like this passionate spirit of the artist today are foreign, but it was a different time, things were in transition, even religion. The author has shown that mood very intensive. Forest Green plants are described so vividly that I immediately felt like to me to see. The relationship of the individual images to action of the novel is fascinating, and one can only imagine how much research work has preceded this story.