The book is based on real events that took place in Amsterdam in the seventeenth century and in Boston in the 90s of the twentieth century. An ominous fate fell upon the great painter Rembrandt van Rijn, as if as a punishment for his pride. Contempt of his contemporaries, bankruptcy and poverty... It seemed that even in death he could not find peace, having outlived his beloved wife and only son. Is it possible that his misfortunes began with the appearance of “Storm on the Sea of Galilee” - a recognized masterpiece stolen from the Boston Museum? And is Rembrandt himself the author of The Tempest? Art expert Ivan Stark is forcibly involved in the mysterious story of the still unsolved Heist of the Century. He has no idea how many dangerous secrets will be revealed to him during the investigation.