Lawton, John
Second Violin
- ISBN 13:
- 9781611855869
- author:
- Lawton, John
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 432
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
- Genre:
- Crime, Thrillers & Mystery, Mystery, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 6 working days
Description
Vienna falls to the Germans without a shot being fired in March 1938. A young journalist named Rod Troy covers the event for the English press, while his younger brother joins the police force as a detective constable back home.
The following months bring chaos and violence: Kristallnacht sees Jewish refugees flee Vienna, including Sigmund Freud with an American escort on a sleeper train. Meanwhile, tensions rise in London, where 'enemy aliens' are rounded up for internment, including Rod Troy's brother. As the situation spirals out of control, London's prominent rabbis begin to disappear one by one.
With his brother among those being targeted, Rod Troy must navigate a complex web of danger and deception to uncover the truth behind the killings and prevent further bloodshed in this gripping thriller set against the backdrop of World War II.