The Empty Mirror (Viennese Mystery) (A Viennese Mystery) - Softcover

J.Sydney Jones

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312607539 ISBN 13: 9780312607531

Publisher: Minotaur Books,US, 2010

Synopsis

The summer of 1898 finds Austria transfixed by a series of brutal murders. When renowned painter Gustav Klimt's female model becomes the fifth victim, the artist is fingered as the culprit. Klimt's lawyer Karl Werthen and the famed criminologist Inspector Gross must delve into a nationwide conspiracy in order to acquit the eccentric and unpredictable artiste. With an unmatchable knowledge of Vienna's history, culture, and politics, J. Sydney Jones introduces a gripping new mystery series set in a cosmopolitan city at the height of its artistic and social importance.

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Review:

"A colourful story that neatly combines fact and fiction." The Washington Post "Jones's absorbing whodunit succeeds both as a mystery and as a fascinating portrait of a traditional society in ferment.... Jones delivers a meaty historical that bodes well for further adventures." Publishers Weekly (starred review)." --Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

J. Sydney Jones is the author of twelve books, including the nonfiction "Hitler in Vienna, 1907--1913"," "the guides "Viennawalks "and "Vienna Inside-Out, " and the suspense novel "Time of the Wolf." In 1968 he was a student in Vienna and later returned to live there for almost two decades. He currently lives near Santa Cruz, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books,US
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312607539
• ISBN 13: 9780312607531
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320