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I'm always on the lookout for mysteries from other countries, and this Polish historical debut looked right up my alley. It's set in fin-de-siecle Krakow, which at the time was a bit of a second or third tier city of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The story revolves around a home for the elderly, run by nuns -- where a series of disappearances and deaths unspool over the course of the book.
The amateur sleuth at the heart of it all is Zofia Turbotyńska, the 40ish wife of a university professor, wit ...more
The amateur sleuth at the heart of it all is Zofia Turbotyńska, the 40ish wife of a university professor, wit ...more
May 26, 2022
Lisa of Hopewell
marked it as to-read
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Agatha Christie done Polish style. Very Interesting especially if you (like me)know little about Poland
Feb 12, 2023
Erica Renée
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