{"product_id":"operation-vienna-hardcover","title":"Operation Vienna - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Ridpath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a city on the brink of ruin, a single spark could ignite a continent.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVienna, 1931.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a wealthy American is found dead in a burning car in the Vienna Woods, police quickly dismiss it as suicide. But ambitious foreign correspondent Esme Carmichael is tipped off that it was murder. She summons historian Archie Laverick to the Austrian capital, where - still scarred by the Great War and under the guise of researching a famed general - he plunges with Esme into a perilous hunt for the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheir investigation cuts through the glittering façades of a fragile nation. As the catastrophic failure of Austria's largest bank threatens to throw Europe into chaos, Archie and Esme must untangle a web of illicit affairs and stolen identities, navigating the treacherous, gossip-fuelled world of Vienna's elite journalists to unmask a cunning killer hiding in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e Praise for Michael Ridpath: \u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eRidpath has that read-on factor that sets bestsellers apart\u003c\/strong\u003e\" \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'It is the author's insight that gives his novel so much life. And \u003cstrong\u003ehe can write\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eYes, \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ehe has a winner here\u003c\/strong\u003e' \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eFor sheer entertainment, there's nothing in the mystery genre to beat a well-constructed thriller\u003c\/strong\u003e... ...the new book of Michael Ridpath provides \u003cstrong\u003ea master-class in how it's done\u003c\/strong\u003e{:: }\u003cstrong\u003e. I read it in one gulp\u003c\/strong\u003e' \u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'As \u003cstrong\u003eslick and compulsive\u003c\/strong\u003e a piece of storytelling as can be found in \u003cstrong\u003ethe best of blockbuster fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e' \u003cem\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67847093780787,"sku":"9781807030186","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/3yvL537ds79781807030186.webp?v=1793485925","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/operation-vienna-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}