Carol Wallace (1) (1955–)

I really liked this book although I also found some things that I did not like. I feel a very strong affection for Vincent Van Gogh the painter and especially for the man. I see him as a genius and a very sympathetic human being.

I liked that for the most part Wallace didn't employ melodrama in her story. After all, Vincent's story is dramatic enough without embellishment. But at the end she did resort to melodrama. The last few chapters, talking about Gachet's dilemma over how to help his friend and finally leaving him his gun, entirely made up by the author, lessened the book in my opinion. It would have been a good enough and truer ending if Gachet, who might not have been surprised by the attempt at suicide, knew nothing more about it than anyone else, of at least if it had been written in such a way that would leave it a mystery where Vincent got the gun. For in fact, it remains a mystery to this day, as far as I know.… (plus d'informations)

good mystery - English - current

ONLY IN DREAMS...
For Sarah, it was the opportunity of a lifetime - a chance to research the aristocracy of England in one of its noblest estates. She would wander the halls of a magnificent, rambling mansion...explore the dark mysteries of the Saltire family's bloodline...and fall in love with its young, handsome heir.

ONLY IN NIGHTMARES...
But, for Sarah, it was far more dangerous than she ever dreamed. Deep in the shadows of the royal estate, there lurked a century-old secret...a modern-day crime...a heart-stopping terror. And Sarah had stumbled upon the shocking truth. A truth someone would kill for...… (plus d'informations)