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by J. Sydney Jones
Vienna, 1900. Lawyer Karl Werthen is puzzling over the suicide of a local councilman when he is assigned by Karl Wittgenstein, a powerful industrialist with many enemies, to find his recently missing son, Hans. Werthen quickly discovers that the young man appears to be alive and well in another country. But when a friend of Hans – a journalist who wrote a number of articles claiming the councilman who committed suicide was corrupt – is found dead, also from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Werthen fears that sinister forces are at work...
"Starred Review. Jones poses a challenging puzzle for his savvy investigator while subtly portraying the growing threat to Europe's Jews." - Publishers Weekly
"[Jones uses] mystery fiction to resurrect beautiful, historic Vienna." - Kirkus Reviews
"The near absence of the best character in the series, Werthen's quietly brilliant wife, Bertha, will disappoint fans, who will nevertheless stick around to follow the ongoing narrative arc." - Booklist
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J. Sydney Jones is the author of a dozen books of fiction and nonfiction, including the first two novels of the Viennese Mystery series, The Empty Mirror and Requiem in Vienna. He lived for many years in Vienna and has written several other books about the city, including the narrative history, Hitler in Vienna: 1907-1913, the popular walking guide, Viennawalks, and the thriller, Time of the Wolf. Jones has also lived and worked as a correspondent and freelance writer in Paris, Florence, Molyvos, and Donegal. He and his wife and son now live on the coast of Central California. Visit his website at www.jsydneyjones.com.
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