Review of The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci

[Kyla Jones 2]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci" by Belle Ami.]

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4 out of 5 stars

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An outstanding adventure/mystery with a very believable touch of the paranormal, The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci takes the reader into the world of art history with all its temptations to greed and violence. Behind the serene halls of a fine art museum lies the burning desire for a missing masterpiece, and the will to commit murder to find it first.
The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci is an exciting read, well-edited with no awkward grammar or usage errors to distract from the pace of the story. The book follows private investigator Alex Craine, who specializes in art recovery, and his newfound partner, Angela Renatus, as they search for a missing Da Vinci wedding portrait. When the painting was known, it was assumed to be a product of one of Da Vinci's students, but new information suggests it was created by the master himself. As the two trail the painting’s history, Angela begins to have visions of herself and Alex in past lives, connected to the painting in tragic ways. Will tragedy befall the now-lovers again, or will they be able to break the cycle and claim the painting without claiming the death that seems to follow it?
One star was subtracted because, while the tale is filled with the requisite action and suspense, it does lag just a little in the middle. Also, a “truth serum” is introduced, more for convenience than because there is any such thing. “Truth Serum” is actually the name for a group of mind-altering drugs which vary in strength and properties. The author should have researched the different drugs in the class and chosen one that would do what she wanted the drug to do in the story. Still, this first in a trilogy of books about Alex and Angela is a fine adventure, worth the time and likely to make the reader want to finish the series.

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The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci
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