Questa saga racconta le vite intrecciate di un giovane biochimico austriaco e di una talentuosa pianista da concerto sullo sfondo dei tumultuosi eventi dei primi del Novecento. Dall'energica Boston all'elegante Parigi, la loro storia si sviluppa attraverso drammi personali e svolte storiche. I lettori possono aspettarsi un avvincente mix di romanticismo, storia e profonde connessioni umane.
This critically acclaimed novel blends psychological suspense with a baffling historical whodunit. The long-lost grandson of a murdered millionaire--the only witness to the crime--is found after 18 years and persuaded to infiltrate his secretive family, where he unearths shocking secrets and shattering truths--and confronts a killer still at large. Reissue.
The year is 1910 and the river Seine has overflowed its banks. A prostitute known as Mona Lisa has been murdered whilst someone is out to steal the painting of the same name. This novel brings together forgery, sex, love and murder.
An eccentric Count who runs a famous Paris horror theatre, cursed with unexpected death . . . A beautiful young heiress and aspiring leading lady who just might be involved in the dark arts . . . An enigmatic gentleman whose shadowed past will at last be exposed. Their fates and hidden agendas intertwine in Sarah Smith’s compelling novel of an ancient house, dark arts, and love gone wrong–a murderous tale unfolding in the shadow of the guillotine. . . .