Gold Medal Winner at Readers’ Favorite 2018 International Book Awards Contest in Fiction Short Story/Novella CategoryOutstanding Novella 2018 IAN Book of the Year AwardsWhen celebrated author Jack Rogan stumbles upon a hidden diary, he can’t resist investigating. Honouring the last wish of a dying friend, he is irresistibly drawn into a web of intriguing clues, hinting at a long forgotten … a web of intriguing clues, hinting at a long forgotten treasure.
Joining forces with Cecilia Crawford, a glamorous New York journalist, and Tristan, a remarkable boy with psychic powers, Jack soon finds himself on a precarious journey of discovery, exposing dark secrets from a distant, violent time, when life was cheap and cruelty ruled without mercy.
Will Rogan succeed? Can he find the forgotten treasure he has been searching for, or will it be lost forever, depriving the world of a masterpiece that belongs to all mankind?
Author’s Note: The Forgotten Painting is a novella, and as such, it is of course much shorter than my novels. That was one of the reasons I have chosen this genre as the vehicle to introduce new readers to my work. However, I hope it will also entertain existing readers and give them something new and exciting to explore and enjoy.
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Jack Rogan is up to his usual tricks. After his death, an old Capuchin monk Jack was friends with at the age of 17, leaves him a letter that sets him off on a journey that takes decades. This story contains historical tidbits wound throughout hint at the injustices performed by the Nazi regime of the Third Reich plus pieces of other Jack Rogan adventures. Highly recommended.
I thought this was a great short story. I enjoyed it and I look forward to reading more stories from this author. I received an ARC and this is my voluntary review.
As it is not my style to retell stories, I shall not go into the story line. This book is well worth a read. The writing style of mixing events happening in present day with that happened during WWII in subsequent chapters work very well and the letter written by the old Nazi to the protagonist at the end is very thought provoking.
Enjoyed this story. It was interesting, full of twists and turns.
4 and 1 / 2 stars
This novella travels back and forth between time periods, but it only enhances the story.
Berenger Krakowski, a concert violinist, and his family lived in the Warsaw ghetto in 1943. When the Nazi’s came, they confiscated the painting called “Little Sparrow in the Garden” that was on the wall and sent the entire family to Auschwitz. The sole survivor of the family, the son, Benjamin, had the painting recovered by Jack Rogan, a famous author.
Jack Rogan recounts how he found the painting by following the directions written out by his deceased friend, Brother Francis. Jack spent three months at a mission run by Brother Francis when he was a teenager. Brother Francis made Jack his heir and the keeper of a legacy.
Jack follows the direction in the diary of Brother Francis and what follows is a journey through several cities on a treasure quest told in a brilliant literary style. This is not reading a book, it is being told a story. The reader can hear the words and almost see the speakers.
We are introduced to Tristan who is a psychic young man. He aids in locating the painting in a crypt. We also meet Isis who is a very wealthy woman.
When the found painting is called a forgery, Jack tells us the story of how the situation came about and how it was resolved,
This book is extremely well written and plotted. The fascinating provenance of the painting is very well illustrated. It is absolutely entrancing. I truly enjoyed the book and look very much forward to reading more of Gabriel Farago’s novels.
I want to thank Gabriel Farago for forwarding to me a copy of this little novella to read and enjoy.
the author tells you up front it a short novella to get new readers interested and give those “already hooked” a GIFT. It WORKED!!!! I’m hooked!!! it’s not my usual genre but it had me with the art work on the cover!!! and then the STORY is SO SO GOOD!!!!! It was very hard to put down but my eyes closed and wouldn’t open again so I HAD to put it down and sleep for a little while. BUT I did pick RIGHT BACK UP where I left off!!!! LOVED IT SO MUCH!!!! and I AM going to read the rest of his books FOR SURE!!!!
Loved this book and the surprise ending
Great suspenseful, historical mystery book.