A Wedding and A Funeral in Mecklenburg
A Wedding and A Funeral in Mecklenburg

Author: Adriana Licio

Publisher: Home Travellers Press

Published: 2020-10-05

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9788832249200

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As two young people from different worlds are joined together in marriage, the murmuring among the guests is that the relationship is doomed. But only one knows the form that doom will take. Etta and Dora, retired teachers from the South of Italy, arrive with their Basset Hound, the strong willed, loveable Leon, for a home swap holiday in a German mansion, just in time for the celebrations following the wedding of their hosts' son to a beautiful Parisienne socialite. But the festivities come to an abrupt end when the bride falls face first into the wedding cake, a bullet in her heart. Although the culprit looks obvious - the groom's business partner stands in shock, a gun in her hand - indisputable forensic evidence clears her name. Calling on her burgeoning talent as a sleuth, Etta launches her own investigations in parallel with those of the police. But with matters of the heart seeming to play a prominent role, it's the more sentimental Dora who comes to the fore to fill in the gaps. Still, there's something elusive, some crucial little detail... Then the truth strikes. And it is so diabolical that even the pragmatic Etta is left reeling. ◆◆◆ Pack your bags, mystery fans. It's time to join Etta, Dora and Leon on the road - there's a crime to solve before they can enjoy their latest cosy homeswap. ◆◆◆ A Wedding And A Funeral In Mecklenburg is the second book in the compelling The Homeswappers a new cozy travel mystery series from Italian author Adriana Licio. It can be read as a standalone or you can enjoy the whole series: 0 - Castelmezzano, The Witch is Dead: an Italian Cozy Mystery (A Prequel Novella) 1 - The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies: a German Cozy Mystery 2 - A Wedding and a Funeral in Mecklenburg: a German Travel Mystery 3 - An Aero Island Christmas Mystery: a Danish Cozy Mystery (More books and more adventures to come!)

Queen Hedwig Eleonora and the Arts
Queen Hedwig Eleonora and the Arts

Author: Lisa Skogh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 135155252X

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As queen consort and dowager, Hedwig Eleonora (1636?1715) held a unique position in Sweden for more than half a century. As the dominant collector and patron of art and architecture in the realm, she left a strong mark on Swedish court culture. Her dynastic network among the Northern European courts was extensive, and this helped to make Sweden a major cultural center in Northern Europe in the later seventeenth century. This book represents the first major scholarly publication on the full range of Hedwig Eleonora?s endeavours, from the financing of her court to her place within a larger princely network, to her engagements with various cultural pursuits, to her public image. As the contributors show, despite her high profile, political position, and conspicuous patronage, Hedwig Eleonora experienced little of the animosity directed at many other foreign queens and regents, such as the Medici in France and Henrietta Maria in England. In this way, she provides a model for a different and more successful way of negotiating the difficulties of joining a foreign court; the analysis of her circumstances thus adds a substantial dimension to the study of early modern queenship. Presenting much new scholarship, this volume highlights one extremely significant early modern woman and her imprint on Northern European history, and fosters international awareness of the importance of early modern Scandinavia for European cultural history.

Crook Chronicles: The Descendants of Henry & Margareth Crook - Volume 1
Crook Chronicles: The Descendants of Henry & Margareth Crook - Volume 1

Author: Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-02-20

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 0359370497

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A genealogical compilation of the descendants of Henry & Margareth Crook and their seven children. The couple was married circa 1812 in South Carolina and by 1828 could be found in Rankin County, Mississippi. Many of the descendants are traced to the present, including biographies and photographs when available.

The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies
The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies

Author: Adriana Licio

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-17

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9788832249170

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A holiday is a time to relax, unwind and see the sights. But for two adventurous sexagenarians, the sights have a tendency to include dead bodies. Etta and Dora, both newly retired teachers, travel from their home in Southern Italy to a fairy-tale German town for their first home swap holiday, delighted by their neighbours' warm welcome. But the welcome turns sour when the Night Watchman of Rothenburg is brutally murdered while his tour group takes photographs nearby, a halberd buried in his chest and a peculiar iron mask by his side. When the murderer claims a second victim and the son of their hospitable neighbours becomes the number-one suspect, Etta's analytical mind goes to work. Why was a shame mask left at the scene of each murder? Is there a clandestine trade going on behind the scenes of apparently upstanding local businesses? And why does every lead take her back to the sinister Devil's Ale pub and the terrifying gang who lurk within? Meanwhile, Dora has a puzzle of her own - how can she persuade Etta that a loveably disobedient Basset Hound called Napoleon is now a permanent part of their lives? ◆◆◆ Pack your bags, jump into the backseat of Etta and Dora's old Fiat 500, and join them on their travels around Europe. There'll be mystery, murder and mayhem aplenty wherever they go. ◆◆◆ The Night Watchman of Rothenburg Dies is the first book in The Homeswappers Mysteries a new travel mystery series from Italian author Adriana Licio.

Funeral for a Dog: A Novel
Funeral for a Dog: A Novel

Author: Thomas Pletzinger

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2011-03-28

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 039308034X

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“The kind of writing that makes us want to read the whole book as soon as possible; a shot of adrenaline that immediately takes us to a new world.”—David Varno, Words Without Borders Journalist Daniel Mandelkern leaves Hamburg on assignment to interview Dirk Svensson, a reclusive children's book author who lives alone on the Italian side of Lake Lugano with his three-legged dog. Mandelkern has been quarreling with his wife (who is also his editor); he suspects she has other reasons for sending him away.After stumbling on a manuscript of Svensson's about a complicated ménage à trois, Mandelkern is plunged into mysteries past and present. Rich with anthropological and literary allusion, this prize-winning debut set in Europe, Brazil, and New York, tells the parallel stories of two writers struggling with the burden of the past and the uncertainties of the future. Funeral for a Dog won the prestigious Uwe-Johnson Prize, and critics raved: "Pletzinger's debut is a real smash hit. It's been a long time since a young German writer has thrown himself into the hurly-burly of life and literature with so much intelligence and bravado" (Wolfgang Hobel, Der Spiegel).