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The Girl and the Gravedigger

by P

An 1894 Vienna mystery centered on the dead

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An 1894 Vienna mystery centered on the dead

Vienna’s Central Cemetery gravedigger Augustin Rothmayer is drawn into an investigation when Inspector Leopold von Herzfeldt asks him to explain how bodies are preserved. The case begins with a startling discovery at the Museum of Art History: the recently preserved remains of a famed Egyptologist inside an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus. The premise brings forensic knowledge and the city’s historical institutions into a mystery that also points toward Vienna’s hidden underworld. The supplied description ends before identifying the investigation’s next developments, so the note rests on the setup rather than guessing where the case leads.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in historical mysteries set in late-19th-century Vienna
  • Those drawn to crime investigations involving forensic and mortuary knowledge
  • Readers who enjoy mysteries connected to museums and ancient Egyptian artifacts

Themes

Historical mysteryForensic knowledge and preservation of the deadVienna’s hidden underworldMuseums and ancient Egyptian artifacts

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Book overview

"Supremely enjoyable . . . Readers will have fun." --Publishers Weekly


When the mummified remains of a famed Egyptologist are discovered in the Vienna art museum, Inspector Leopold von Herzfeldt reunites with gravedigger Augustin Rothmayer to excavate the city's dark underbelly in this thrilling historical mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hangman's Daughter and The Gravedigger's Almanac.

Vienna 1894. Augustin Rothmayer, the oddball gravedigger from Vienna's Central Cemetery, is approached by Inspector Leopold von Herzfeldt with an unusual favor: he needs Augustin to teach him everything he knows about preserving a dead body, information vital to a new investigation.

Opening an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus, employees of Vienna's Museum of Art History have discovered the well- (and quite recently) preserved body of Alfons Str

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