Boris Yazhin is fascinated with the works of the great Dutch masters of the 17th century. He is intimately familiar with every aspect of their style and technique, and he is extremely accomplished at imitating their style. But he lacks clear purpose in his artistic endeavours.
Helen Campos is the orphaned daughter of an art collector and treasure hunter who died under mysterious circumstances. She is driven to discover what her father was looking for and to continue his work.
Together, the two form a formidable team with each possessing the key to the other’s success.
In The Painter, author Rado Gabriel takes us on a fast-paced adventure that follows Boris and Helen on their journey through the darkest corners of the world of art, forcing them to face the best of human nature… and the worst. It is an intricate story that will take them from Europe to Australia, the Caribbean and beyond. But at what price? Sometimes attaining what
you most desire means losing the one thing you truly loved.