First of all, I enjyed this book very much and I would definitely recommend it to anybody who like reading. The story is set in northern england and the opening page tells us about a two-bit crook who has been "stabbed-in-the-back" by his so-called accomplices. he has just been let out of prison. As he makes way to find one of his henchmen, he stumbles accross a scruffy looking figure designing a picture on the pavement. This is Rembrant- so called for his artistic ablities. Now Rembrant is a stocky figure and much bigger than.