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'A fascinating snapshot of Vienna between the wars, pacey and entertaining' Guardian

A man climbs into Ferdinand Sponer's cab and asks to be taken to the Hotel Bristol. Before he reaches his destination he has been murdered: shot through the throat. Though Sponer has committed no crime, he is drawn into the late Jack Mortimer's life. As the police circle closer, Sponer finds himself caught up in a tangled web of intrigue.

I Was Jack Mortimer is a breathless, darkly captivating tale of misappropriated identity from one of the leading Austrian writers of the twentieth century.

I Was Jack Mortimer

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      Publisher: Pushkin Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/28/2024
      ISBN13: 9781805330370, 978-1805330370
      ISBN10: 1805330373

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      'A fascinating snapshot of Vienna between the wars, pacey and entertaining' Guardian

      A man climbs into Ferdinand Sponer's cab and asks to be taken to the Hotel Bristol. Before he reaches his destination he has been murdered: shot through the throat. Though Sponer has committed no crime, he is drawn into the late Jack Mortimer's life. As the police circle closer, Sponer finds himself caught up in a tangled web of intrigue.

      I Was Jack Mortimer is a breathless, darkly captivating tale of misappropriated identity from one of the leading Austrian writers of the twentieth century.

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