Kim asked Allison Pataki:

I can't wait to read the Accidental Empress. I've always loved reading books about Sissi and this particular period in the Austro-Hungarian empireDo you think Crown Prince Rudolf really died in a murder-suicide pact, or do you think he and Maria Vetsera were assassinated?

Allison Pataki Hi Kim, thank you so much for your question regarding Crown Prince Rudolf and Mary Vetsera. What a tragic facet of the Habsburg family thread. I spent so much time wondering about Crown Prince Rudolf and pondering the various ways in which history might have unfolded differently, had his fate been different. In my novel SISI, I deal directly with your question. I look forward to hearing what you think.

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