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The Prussian Dispatch by David Neilson (Paperback / softback, 2015)

Habsburg Vienna, 1772. With thingin her purse, Sophie Rathenau can't refuse work, even from a down-at-heel pimp.But tracing the woman who's gone off with his document isachancy business. Agang of Prussian maniacs are hunting for it too, as well as thugs from the shadowyVersaillesClub, and a Polish countess desperate topreserve hercountry. Caught up in an international conspiracy, Sophie's only weapons are her sardonic tongue and an old cavalry pistol. But it'll take more than those to find the dispatch, keep a vengeful Chancellor at bay, and dealwith a past that threatens to engulf her. The Prussian Dispatch is the first in a series of velsfrom the era of Mozart and Maria Theresia. What readers say: A vivid historical world full of living charactersExcellent character... she feels very real to meSeems to have all the elements of a great and successful book: a powerful heroine, political intrigue, and a riveting plotCharacter and voice are what make this book distinctive...Hard-bitten Jane EyreThe setting is vivid. The characterization excellent. And of course the dialogue fantastic...Sophie is awesome

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Author Biography
Having retired from teaching in further education in Glasgow, I live on the Rhine growing runner beans, courgettes and kohlrabi. 'The Prussian Dispatch' is the first in a series of novels about 1770s investigator Sophie Rathenau.
Date of Publication
09/12/2015
Country of Publication
United States

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