Genre:
Suspense / Historical
Suspense / Historical
The Master Craftsman
by Kelli Stuart
| -From Goodreads- In 1917, Alma Pihl, a master craftsman in The House of Faberge, was charged to protect one of the greatest secrets in Russian history--an unknown Faberge Egg that Peter Karl Faberge secretly created to honor his divided allegiance to both the people of Russia and the Imperial Czar's family. When Alma and her husband escaped Russia for their native Finland in 1921, she took the secret with her, guarding her past connection to the Romanov family. Three generations later, world-renowned treasure hunter Nick Laine is sick and fears the secret of the missing egg will die with him. With time running out, he entrusts the mission of retrieving the egg to his estranged daughter, Ava, who has little idea of the dangers she is about to face. As the stakes are raised, Ava is forced to declare her own allegiance--and the consequences are greater than she could have imagined. This modern-day treasure hunt from award-winning author Kelli Stuart transports you into the opulent and treacherous world of the Russian Revolution to unearth mysteries long buried. ISBN-13: 9780800740429 Secrets kept across the decades... |  This Book received a 4 Bark rating.
 Kelli Stuart |
I have been fascinated by the Faberge Imperial Eggs for years. Probably as long as I've been equally as fascinated by the story of the ill-fated royal family of Russia. That was the reason I picked up The Master Craftsman as soon as I read the back cover blurb. Kelli Stuart is a new-to-me author and I find it fun to discover authors that I've never read before – it was also a real bonus that this is a dual timeline story!
Dual timeline stories have become a real favorite of mine. The blending of my two preferred genres, suspense and historical, in carefully crafted layers that allow the overarching mystery to play out over the course of decades – or even centuries – is the cat's meow for me.
As anticipated, The Master Craftsman was quite an interesting story. The international treasure hunting adventure was probably my favorite part of the story. Though, the poignant moments of loss, regret, betrayal, the revelation of human frailty, and the hope of second chances were as moving as the adventure was exciting.
I will confess that there were a few minor things that annoyed me a little bit, however, I really did enjoy the story overall. Kelli Stuart more than kept me intrigued by the story of the Faberge family, a story that I didn't really know much about and has now sparked more than one Google search. For one thing, did you know that women were a part of the House of Faberge's design as well as their success?
If you enjoy dual timeline stories or a good treasure hunting adventure tale, Kelli Stuart's The Master Craftsman might just be right up your alley. I know I found it to be quite interesting....
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Master Craftsman by Kelli Stuart a 4 Bark rating.
Dual timeline stories have become a real favorite of mine. The blending of my two preferred genres, suspense and historical, in carefully crafted layers that allow the overarching mystery to play out over the course of decades – or even centuries – is the cat's meow for me.
As anticipated, The Master Craftsman was quite an interesting story. The international treasure hunting adventure was probably my favorite part of the story. Though, the poignant moments of loss, regret, betrayal, the revelation of human frailty, and the hope of second chances were as moving as the adventure was exciting.
I will confess that there were a few minor things that annoyed me a little bit, however, I really did enjoy the story overall. Kelli Stuart more than kept me intrigued by the story of the Faberge family, a story that I didn't really know much about and has now sparked more than one Google search. For one thing, did you know that women were a part of the House of Faberge's design as well as their success?
If you enjoy dual timeline stories or a good treasure hunting adventure tale, Kelli Stuart's The Master Craftsman might just be right up your alley. I know I found it to be quite interesting....
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Master Craftsman by Kelli Stuart a 4 Bark rating.
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