The Chinaman [electronic resource] : A Sergeant Studer Mystery
Friedrich Glauser2008
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"After reading Friedrich Glauser's dark tour de force In Matto's Realm, it's
easy to see why the German equivalent of the Edgar Allan Poe Award is dubbed
'The Glauser.'"-The Washington Post
Praise for the Sergeant Studer series:
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M and Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain. Both a compelling mystery and an
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When, in later years, Sergeant Studer told the story of the Chinaman, he called
it the story of three places, as the case unfolded in a Swiss country inn, in a
poorhouse, and in a horticultural college. Three places and two murders. Anna
Hungerlott, supposedly dead from gastric influenza, left behind handkerchiefs
with traces of arsenic. One foggy November morning the en...
Main title:
The Chinaman [electronic resource] : A Sergeant Studer Mystery / Friedrich Glauser
Author:
Friedrich Glauser, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Bitter Lemon Press, 2008
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (186 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781913394042
Language:
English
BRN:
428916
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |