Author · Adventurer · Art historian
History has more than one version
Enter a world
where history
turns dangerous.
Alfred Balm transforms real events, stolen masterpieces, political secrets and a lifetime of adventure into thrillers that blur the line between history and fiction.
Three doors into the collection
Choose your first adventure.
01
Occupied Europe · 1940–45
02The Fake Rembrandt
Art, resistance and a deception that fooled the Reich
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03The Antiquarian
An art thief, a stolen masterpiece and a daring escape
Enter the story →Suriname · Adventure thriller
The Expedition
A lost gold transport deep in the Surinamese jungle
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Meet the author
A life beyond
the page.
Dutch-born author, adventurer, businessman and art historian Alfred Balm draws on personal memory, international experience and a scholar’s eye for the hidden forces that shape history.
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