Art forger, artist and photographer — Mikky dos Santos is a strong female character with a deep secret who is tested until the end..."

Photographer and artist turns art thief. But an investigative journalist is intent on uncovering her secret past. Is the Masterpiece worth her life?

Photographer, artist and art forger Mikky dos Santos has had a tough life and now she’s about to steal the world’s most famous stolen painting – Vermeer’s The Concert – worth $200 million.

When Mikky’s flatmate is commissioned to paint one of the world’s most famous divas her life begins to spiral into chaos. An evil investigative journalist and a dangerous businessman are on the hunt to uncover Mikky’s darkest secrets and threaten her detailed plans.

The race is on.

This breathtaking protagonist is exhilarating and has attitude, yet underlying it all, a longing for human connection that makes you love her despite her own best efforts to push you away.

There are rich glimpses into European cities, a savvy feel for the international art world and an electrifying female sleuth who blasts into your life with explosive excitement. This thrilling page-turner will shock you with the stunning twist at the end.

Set in London (England), Mallorca (Spain) and Dresden (Germany) – this international crime thriller will leave you on the edge of your seat until the twist at the very end.

Art forger Mikky dos Santos has talent, cunning, athletic prowess, an independent income—and even love. But trust? Now that’s another thing. After a lifetime of betrayal, she’d finally thought it was just within her reach…

A year after an accident that nearly killed her, Mikky’s made a miraculous recovery. She’s been spending her days rebuilding the strength in her elaborately-inked body by kitesurfing with the handsome nurse she fell in love with during her recovery. She’s even thinking about painting again.

But when an old —but dangerous—friend tracks her down and asks for her help in authenticating a beautiful and possibly priceless medieval prayer book, a Book of Hours, Mikky finds herself caught up in someone else’s web—a deadly game played out across three countries.

Mikky is up against the best. She must outsmart a whole ring of international antiquities smugglers, some of whom might be friends—or relatives. But she absolutely can’t do it alone; she’s going to have to learn to trust someone—but who?

Set in Malaga (Spain), Bruges (Belgium) and Canterbury (England) – this international fast paced thriller will leave you rapidly turning the pages until the twist at the very end.

Artist and photographer, Mikky dos Santos is brilliant but rebellious. After a personal catastrophe in New York she insists on going to Greece to authenticate a priceless 900-year-old Torah where she makes a promise to return it to the Jewish museum in Rhodes.

But time is running out and Nikos Pavlides isn’t giving up the valuable parchment easily. He’s a charming and devious local businessman who is also hiding a deeper, darker secret and, as he plays a deadly game, the stakes are raised.

Faced with drug dealers and human traffickers with no regard for life, Mikky’s survival instincts kick in as she uncovers the sordid reality of the truth and its savage consequences.

Fighting for her life, how will Mikky fulfil her promise?

This enthralling, fast-paced thriller is an emotional roller coaster of shocking twists and turns…

Set in America (New York), Turkey (Izmir) and Greece (Rhodes) this exciting novel will keep you turning the pages. It’s a deadly game…

They did the worst thing you can do to a woman… and only revenge will do.

Mikky dos Santos is a changed woman. Ever rebellious, the reformed European art thief takes on two assailants who stole a gem from her more precious than any work of art—leading her hot on their tails in an international mystery that blends eastern European intrigue with page-turning psychological suspense.

The ex-forger has traded her life of crime for domestic bliss—these days she’s an aspiring portrait photographer but at a birthday celebration in an idyllic Spanish villa, tragedy strikes.

Mikky embarks on a one-woman quest of vigilante justice, tracking the thieves through Spain, Poland, and Estonia, and enlisting help from her past life in the European underworld.
But it’s not long before she realizes the art thieves aren’t at all who they’d seemed and her vendetta becomes unimaginably dangerous.

Set in Barcelona (Spain), Wroclaw (Poland) and Tallinn (Estonia) – this international fast paced action packed novel will keep you spell bound.

Family dysfunction turns deadly in this riveting international thriller...

At first glance, the Chedwell Estate – Blessinghurst Manor – with its sprawling grounds and sumptuous Tudor architecture, appears to be a tranquil palace tucked away in the English countryside, but appearances deceive.

After their father’s death and their mother’s debilitating stroke, siblings Roberto and Stella Chedwell are squabbling over the family treasures. In a last-ditch effort to keep things civil, Stella demands they hire a curator to prevent Roberto from ransacking the estate.

Enter Mikky dos Santos, tenacious artist, forger, and all-round talented criminal.
From her first day on the job, Mikky feels like she’s being taken for a ride by fancy con artists—most of all by Roberto, who is at once flirtatious and threatening. He’s also promised her a reward if she gets the job done swiftly whilst neglecting to account for certain high-end items.

Mikky learns that Roberto had dirty dealings with the mafia and they once had a price on his head.
And there’s plenty more she needs to find out.

Mikky is determined to make a difference. Life Can't stay the same. Not after what happened.

Buckle up – this rollercoaster of a thriller will leave you breathless!

Mikky’s task is simple. Find out who owns the valuable dagger, the talisman and symbol for a cult-like group in London’s underworld – a drugs gang led by the Asian, who controls the streets with ruthless violence. He recruits children: befriending them, grooming them, and controlling them through fear, as they package and sell drugs. The Dixon Trust provides a safe house and haven for these unprotected and extremely vulnerable kids. Run by Matt, an ex-convict, and supported by a local politician, Raymond Harris, these men are determined to rescue and protect the children, and save lives.

Given another chance, and taught by Matt, the Parks become experts in freerunning and parkour. It gives them a sense of worth and purpose, and when they’re asked to participate in an action-packed movie, their self-esteem knows no bounds.
None of them expects death.

Mikky gains access and insight into their world as she films a documentary. But devastated by shocking events, she is determined to find the dagger, and to flush out the cult leaders and hold them all to account – even if it means risking her own life.

The story weaves around the mesmerising parkour kids – the Parks. They will have you hooked – their stories are captivating and heartbreaking, and they will have you gunning for each of them until the final twist.

Set in London (England), Ouarzazate (Morocco), and Basel (Switzerland).

Reviews for the Mikky dos Santos books

You will be instantly hooked!

★★★★★ “Highly Recommend this book & this series. Relatable characters that are also complex & very human. There are enough plot twists to keep you turning the pages without stopping. The author has a great talent for describing the locales & setting the scenes ....it's as if you are right there with the characters.”

★★★★★ “The intro of the new characters is well done and keeps you guessing. The series is unique and reminds me of the same twists and turns as another author’s series The girl with the dragon tattoo.”

★★★★★ “I loved the intrigue and histories that surrounded each character and the twists and turns and journeys that the book took you on.”

★★★★★ “A very apt title! This book offers so much - mystery, thrills, culture and entertainment. A real page-turner! Despite her flaws, you find yourself rooting for the heroine from the beginning.”

★★★★★ “What a rollercoaster ride of a thriller!”

★★★★★ “An excellent international crime thriller with a well developed storyline and a great complex main character (Mikky dos Santos).

★★★★★ “An excellent crime thriller with a well written plot and good believable characters. A fast paced read that is a real page turner. An interesting read that also teaches us the nature of art. An interesting read that I would highly recommend.”

★★★★★ "I thoroughly enjoyed this exciting and fast paced book with Mikky De Santos, Josephine, Eduardo and some new likeable characters. The action begins immediately and escalates through the story. The author is not afraid to tug at the readers emotions. Lots of twists and turns. When you think you have it figured out, you are taken off in another direction.”

★★★★★ “Wow! I don't know anything about art, but this was a spectacular book. The creative ideas and insights were amazing and very realistic to me. I loved the characters and Mikky just gets better and better at what she sets her mind to. I loved the whole thought process and how the truth finally gets revealed.”

★★★★★ “The first chapter will grab you right away and you won't be able to read fast enough to find out what happens.”

★★★★★ “Exciting, tense, perfectly written.”

★★★★★ “An excellent thriller with a great storyline and a fantastic cast of characters. Contains plenty of action, lots of suspense, and several twists. A very enjoyable read that was hard to put down. Highly recommended read by a very talented writer.”

★★★★★ “Bravo Janet! Fitting ending to a great series. Wonderful!”