The Astrologer

The Astrologer

Title: The Astrologer
Genre: Historical thriller
Publisher: Plaza&Janés (PRHGE)
Date of publication: mayo 2012
Pages: 752
Rights sold: Italy/Mondadori, Germany/Limes, Poland/Rebis

Two love stories separated in time, but united by the mystery of a missing painting. A dangerous game of threats and hidden interests that will change the lives of the protagonists forever.

Madrid today. Until The Astrologer crossed her path, Ana, a young art historian from the Prado Museum, led a quiet life with Konrad, a businessman and collector of German art. But a letter written during World War II puts them on the trail of the mysterious painting attributed to Giorgione, an enigmatic Renaissance painter. Encouraged by the enormous possible value of The Astrologer, Konrad convinces Ana to embark on a search for it. The young woman, aware of all the difficulties that may arise, turns for help to Dr. Alain Arnoux of the Sorbonne University, a specialist in locating works of art looted by the Nazis. However, this decision only seems to complicate things for her.

Paris, during the German occupation. The SS commander, Georg von Bergheim, an elite military officer and war hero, has just received an order: he must find the whereabouts of a painting by Giorgione known as The Astrologer. Hitler is convinced that the canvas hides a great enigma, a revelation that has passed from hand to hand for centuries. The search leads the commander to Sarah Bauer, initiating a frenetic chase between them that will have unexpected consequences for both.