Mrs Mohr Goes Missing

Informationen zum Autor Jacek Dehnel  is a writer, poet and translator. He has written several novels, including  Lala  (Oneworld, 2018) and  Saturn  (Dedalus, 2012). Jacek writes crime fiction under the pseudonym Maryla Szymiczkowa with partner  Piotr Tarczynski , a translator and historian. They live in Warsaw. Klappentext If Wes Anderson wrote feisty, female-led mysteries set in Poland, this is what he might write!¿ Cracow, 1893. Desperate to relieve her boredom and improve her social standing, Zofia Turbotynska decides to organise a charity raffle. In a bid to recruit the patronage of elderly aristocratic ladies, she visits Helcel House, a retirement home run by nuns. But when two of the residents are found dead, Zofia discovers that her real talents lie in solving mysteries.¿ Inspired by Agatha Christie and filled with period character and zesty charm, series opener¿Mrs Mohr Goes Missing vividly recreates life in turn-of-the-century Poland, confronting a range of issues from class prejudice to women's rights, and proves that everyone is capable of finding their passion in life, however unlikely that passion may seem. Zusammenfassung For fans of The Thursday Murder Club comes the thrilling opener to a new Agatha Christie-style mystery series set in Poland

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Maryla Szymiczkowa
• Mitarbeit: Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Übersetzung), Lloyd-Jones Antonia (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Oneworld
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781786075437
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-543-7
• Seiten: 320
• Abmessung: 135 mm x 215 mm x 24 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Spannung > Historische Kriminalromane; FICTION / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Crime, Historical mysteries, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Poland, HISTORY / Social History, Fiction in translation, c 1800 to c 1900, Historical crime and mysteries, c 1890 to c 1899