Bill Crider, famous for the popular Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery series, is back with a mystery novel combining his wry wit, a clever plot, and the usual hijinks - all set against the normally placid backdrop of academia.
Im Wien der Ringstraßen-Zeit und der Belle Epoque ermittelt Leopold Kern, ein geheimer Sonderermittler mit engen Kontakten zur Halbwelt, in seinem neuesten Fall.
He did not know that since he started chasing that secret, he had personally fired the bullet that would start a series of chases that would leave behind nothing but the blood of the victims, and a foolish dream of possessing an ancient Pharaonic secret that was found to remain buried forever.