I was not familiar with this author and to my surprise I found the book very entertaining. I could only imagine the view and the two art thieves zip lined to safety from an ancient castle built on a sheer rock cliff! I loved Zelda and her strength to save those that she loved. Without a clue of where to find the cache of recently stolen paintings she needs to team up with art detective Vincent de Grool as he may be her only hope. Marked for Revenge is quite a completed story that takes her and Vincent chasing leads around the art world. ( )

Imagine, fifteen Dutch museums robbed of very specific pieces of modern art. A smart Balkan gang that exploits a loophole in our local legislation that enables a pater familias opening a museum in the future. Identifying the mysterious Robber Hood and returning the paintings involves local police, Vincent, a private investigator, and Zelda. a young curator of the Cobra Museum, and leads the reader in a twisting roller-coaster through the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Venice, and Turkey.

The adventurous narrative contains a lot of local flavors, a bit over the top for me as Dutch reader, that can easily pin point mistakes in names and grammar. Forgery, state of the art security measures, blogs, drugs dealers, and a dose of humor are thrown in this amazing whirlwind. Marked for Revenge is the third book in the Zelda Richardson Mystery Series. The novels in this series can be read in any order. After completing this instance, you're treated with leading chapters of the two other titles in the series. ( )