The Mystery Bookshelf, where you can discover a library of new mysteries, is pleased to feature a new mystery series title we recently received from the publisher.
The Empty Mirror by J. Sydney Jones
A Karl Werthen Viennese Mystery (1st in series)
St. Martin's Minotaur (Trade Paperback)
Publication Date: January 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-60753-1
About The Empty Mirror (from the publisher): The summer of 1898 finds Austria terrorized by a killer who the press calls “Vienna’s Jack the Ripper.” Four bodies have already been found, but when the painter Gustav Klimt’s female model becomes the fifth victim, the police finger him as the culprit. The artist has already scandalized Viennese society with his erotically charged modern paintings. Who better to take the blame for the crimes that have plagued the city?
This is, however, far from an open-and-shut case. Klimt’s lawyer, Karl Werthen, has an ace up his sleeve. Dr. Hans Gross, the renowned father of criminology, has agreed to assist him in investigating the murders. Together, Gross and Werthen must not only clear Klimt’s name but also follow the trail of a killer that will lead them in the most surprising of directions. By uncovering the cause of the crimes that have shaken the city, the two men may risk damaging Vienna more than the murders did themselves.
About J. Sydney Jones: The author of twelve books, including the non-fiction Hitler in Vienna, 1907-1913, the guides Viennawalks and Vienna Inside-Out, and the suspense novel Time of the Wolf, J. Sydney Jones was a student in Vienna in 1968 and later returned to live there for almost two decades. He pours his astounding knowledge of Vienna into opulent and gripping mysteries featuring actual historical figures and real-life mysteries from the city's storied past. Jones currently lives near Santa Cruz, (CA). His web site is JSydneyJones.com.
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