Description:
SALES HANDLE
Her role in an investigation detailed in The Countess of Prague, has brought Beatrix von Falklenburg to the attention of the Hapsburg Emperor Franz Josef I, who has her summoned to his palace in Vienna to investigate the murder/suicide of Baroness Marie Vetsera and Crown Prince Rudolf. But before Trixie is handed her assignment, a terrible murder occurs on a snowy Prague funicular railway. Inspector Schneider pulls her away from a night at the opera to the crime scene. The only clue to the identity of the decapitated corpse is a tiny slip of paper in his waistcoat pocket - a piece of paper with Trixie's telephone number on it.
KEY SELLING POINTS
- Second entry in the Countess of Prague Mystery series
- Historical mystery
- Early 1900s Europe
AUDIENCE
- Fans of the Countess of Prague Mystery series
- Fans of mysteries set in Europe
- Fans of Tasha Alexander, Laurie R. King, Deanna Raybourn, Anne Perry, and Beatriz Williams
Brief description:
Stephen Weeks is a writer, conservationist, and filmmaker. For thirty years he lived in a twelfth-century castle in Wales, which he restored. For the last fourteen years he has lived in Prague, Czech Republic. His films, as writer/director/producer, include the horror films, I, Monster and Ghost Story. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (and his own remake of it, Sword of the Valiant) are Arthurian romances, the latter starring Sir Sean Connery as the Green Knight. His novels include Daniela, a tragic love story set mainly in Prague 1944-'45, and Awakening Avalon, a supernatural thriller. His latest novel is The Nerve Doctor, a bizarre glimpse into the lives of two doctors setting up again in Prague in 1946. His return to making films is marked by The Pain of Mrs. Winterton, set in the last years of British India, and based on his novel to be published in 2017. He is still actively restoring castles in various parts of Europe.
Review Quotes: "As always, the author shows readers a fascinating picture of early 20th Century life in Europe and exciting action through memorable characters and skillful prose. Highly recommended to readers of historical fiction or mysteries."--Laurel Johnson "Midwest Book Review "