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Book SynopsisA tale of political paranoia, dangerous liaisons and defiant compassion, The Quiet Twin is an unforgettable journey into a cityscape of totalitarian dread and deceptionThe Quiet Twin reveals Vyleta to be a magical storyteller, a master of the macabre and a writer who illuminates the noir with a new darkness ... Vyleta creates a vivid Viennese waltz that explores the darkness of his chosen period in a way that both thrills and disturbs'' David ParkVienna, 1939. Professor Speckstein''s dog has been brutally killed and he wants to know why. But these are uncharitable times and one must be careful where one probes...When an unexpected house call leads Doctor Beer to Speckstein''s apartment, he finds himself in the bedroom of Zuzka, the professor''s niece. Wide-eyed, flirtatious, and not detectably ill, Zuzka leads the young doctor to her window and opens up a view of their apartment block that Beer has never known. Across the shared courtyard there is nin
Trade Review‘Resembles Hitchcock's Rear Window rescripted by Dostoevsky and Kafka' * Sunday Times *
‘A provoking thriller in which nobody is what they seem' * Daily Telegraph *
'Vyleta's subtly engaging thriller is tense with violent acts that are, perhaps above all else, a manifestation of the era's anxieties' * Independent *
'Vyleta's story of a crime in Vienna during the early days of World War Two makes him the heir to the throne left empty since the death of Graham Greene. Yes, he's that damn good' * San Francisco Chronicle *
