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12%OFFLeo Perutz - Master of the Day of Judgment: A Novel - 9781611458428 - V9781611458428
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Master of the Day of Judgment: A Novel

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Description for Master of the Day of Judgment: A Novel Paperback. Vienna, 1909. When the celebrated actor Eugen Bischoff is found dead in his garden pavilion, suspicion falls immediately on Baron von Yosch, a well-to-do army officer who was once the lover of the dead man's wife. This title combines his hallmark blend of suspense and in this spine-tingling mystery. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FV; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
Vienna, 1909. When the celebrated actor Eugen Bischoff is found dead in his garden pavilion, suspicion falls immediately on Baron von Yosch, a well-to-do army officer who was once the lover of the dead man's wife. By all appearances-the door was locked from the inside when the two shots rang out-the actor took his own life, but someone, or something, drove him to it. The baron sets out to learn all he can about the actor's death in order to clear his name. Meanwhile, within a few days, similar apparent suicides are reported. What started out as a straightforward quest ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781611458428
SKU
V9781611458428
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About Leo Perutz
Leo Perutz is the author of eleven novels that attracted the admiration of such writers as Graham Greene, Ian Fleming, Italo Calvino, and Jorge Luis Borges. He was born in Prague in 1882 and lived in Vienna until the Nazi Anschluss, when he fled to Palestine. He returned to Austria in the fifties and died in 1957.

Reviews for Master of the Day of Judgment: A Novel
Brilliant. The New York Times Book Review A master of old-fashioned suspense stories in the grand pageturning tradition. The Boston Globe

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