Angol
The Silent Portrait is a gripping historical cozy mystery set within the walls of Falkenburg Castle, where long-buried secrets refuse to stay hidden.
As preparations begin for a prestigious art exhibition, castle housekeeper Frieda Keller notices something unusual about a recently restored painting known only as The Silent Portrait. The young woman in the artwork has no recorded identity, no documented history, and no place in the castle's official records. Yet the painting seems to have been deliberately concealed for decades.
When the portrait vanishes from a locked room on the eve of the exhibition and a respected historian is found dead beneath the castle's bell tower, Frieda finds herself drawn into another dangerous investigation. As missing archives, altered records, hidden photographs, and forgotten witnesses emerge from the shadows of the past, a shocking truth begins to take shape.
Someone spent nearly eighty years erasing a woman from history.
Someone is willing to kill to keep that secret buried.
With the help of Inspector David Weiss, archivist Otto Pradel, and Lukas Hartmann, Frieda must unravel a conspiracy that stretches back to the aftermath of World War II. What begins as the theft of a painting soon becomes a hunt for a stolen identity, a hidden inheritance, and a name that was never meant to be spoken again.
Perfect for readers who love atmospheric castles, historical mysteries, locked-room puzzles, family secrets, and slow-burn suspense, The Silent Portrait is the unforgettable second installment in the Falkenburg Castle Mystery series.
