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"All Vienna knows that the inhabitant of number 10 Seilerstatte is none other than Christopher Alt, piano maker, the best in Vienna, probably in all of Austria, and possiblly the world over. His piano keys have given life to melodies by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and many more. On his deathbed, moved by the wish to keep his children united, he leaves a will specifying that his descendants, if they are to get their inheritance, must live together in...
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In "The Third Man," out-of-work novelist Rollo Martins is invited to post-war Vienna by his old school friend Harry Lime. He discovers a bleak landscape divided into four ruling sectors, where a shortage of supplies has led to a flourishing black market. He also discovers that Harry Lime is now dead. Unconvinced by the stories of a fatal road traffic accident, Martins embarks on a mission to find the uncomfortable truth behind his friend's untimely...
45) Vienna waltz
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Europe's elite have gathered at the glittering Congress of Vienna, negotiating the fate of the continent by day and pursuing pleasure by night, until Princess Tatiana, the most beautiful and talked about woman in Vienna, is found murdered during an ill-timed rendezvous with three of her most powerful conquests. Suzanne Rannoch and her new husband, Malcolm, set out to investigate the murder, and a complex dance between husband and wife in the search...
49) Una nota falsa
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39 clues volume 2
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A million dollars, or a clue? Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects sound suspiciously like Amy and Dan. There's a car and speedboat chase and an angry mob! When there's a Clue on the line, anything can happen.
"La carrera contrarreloj para encontrar las 39 pistas ha empezado, y los hermanos huérfanos Amy y Dan Cahill no pueden creer que estén a la cabeza de la búsqueda, que los lleva a Viena y Venecia. Pero, ¿lograrán...
54) Lekarka nazistów
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Jest rok 1941. Alicja Sambor - lekarka chirurg - ucieka wraz z córką z Warszawy, gdzie dzień wcześniej jej mąż został rozstrzelany przez Gestapo. W trakcie podróży kobiety są świadkami wypadku, w którym ranny zostaje niemiecki żołnierz. Alicja, kierując się poczuciem obowiązku, ratuje mu życie i tym samym nieodwracalnie krzyżuje swoje drogi z komendantem Franzem Hizelem. W konsekwencji staje się wrogiem okolicznych mieszkańców...
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Carola Rey Rojo, especialista en secuestros y homicidios infantiles, y madre de la niña desaparecida veintisiete años atrás, ahora en excedencia de la policía española, vuelve a Viena con el encargo amistoso de deshacer la biblioteca de un marchante de arte recientemente fallecido. Junto con su amigo y colega, el inspector-jefe Wolt Almann, se verá envuelta en una trama que pondrá en evidencia que nadie es lo que parece y que uno nunca acaba...
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