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Master of the Day of Judgment Leo Perutz

Master of the Day of Judgment By Leo Perutz

Master of the Day of Judgment by Leo Perutz


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Summary

An enthralling Sherlock Holmes-esque mystery set in Vienna from one of Austria's most highly regarded authors.

Master of the Day of Judgment Summary

Master of the Day of Judgment by Leo Perutz

In the Viennese autumn of 1909, famed actor Eugen Bischoff is driven to suicide. All eyes are on Baron von Yosch, who was once the lover of the dead man's wife. The Baron has nothing to hide. But why was his pipe found at the scene of death? Could you prove your innocence, with your memory of events so confused? Then there was the girl on the phone who distinctly referred to 'the Day of Judgment' - the actor's dying words... And there were other deaths that autumn, and it became harder to track down the invisible enemy - a monster who fed off intrigue, imagination and fear. The very things that drive us. The very things we cannot control.

Master of the Day of Judgment Reviews

Brilliant The New York Times Book Review A master of old-fashioned suspense stories in the grand page-turning tradition Boston Globe A very sophisticated craftsman ... a great modern writer Philadelphia Inquirer The solution, like that of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is more disturbing than the mystery itself. Hair-raising Kirkus Reviews A spell-binding story that will enchant, mystify, and astonish Library Journal, starred review Perutz's surreal adventure drips with intoxicating dread and leaves you spellbound Crime Scene A concoction of suspense and atmospherics, with a tangy dash of the fantastic The National

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. Perutz's Little Apple, and St Peter's Snow will be published by Pushkin Vertigo in 2016. Eric Mosbacher is a distinguished translator from German and Italian.

Additional information

GOR007216546
9781782271529
178227152X
Master of the Day of Judgment by Leo Perutz
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pushkin Press
20150917
160
N/A
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