TheRiddleofMonteVerita

Monte Verita was once a site which drew in famous avant-garde figures, including Isadora Duncan, Carl Jung, and Thomas Mann. It was rumored that the leader of the community had sealed himself in a grotto on the hillside and disappeared upon unsealing it.

Fast forward to 1938, where Ascona is hosting a conference focusing on the locked room mystery. Some attendees hold their own secrets...

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MonteVeritawasoncethesiteofafamousavant-gardecommunityattractingcelebritiessuchasIsadoraDuncan,CarlJungandThomasMann.Legendhasitthatitsleaderhadhimselfsealedinagrottointhehillside;whenitwasunsealed,hehadvanished.Itisnow1938,andnearbyAsconaishostingaconferenceonthelockedroommystery.AnumberoftheparticipantsaresecretlyagentsfortheGreatPowers,jockeyingforpositionontheeveofWorldWarII.Oneofthemacceptsachallengetobesealedinthesamegrottoandescape,butbeforehecandoso,heishimselfthevictimofaspectacularimpossiblecrime.BillPronzini,oneofthecurrentmastersofthegenrewrites:‘IenjoyedTheRiddleofMonteVerita.The“impossible”situationsarequiteingeniouslydevised,developed,andexplained.Theauthor’sknowledgeandloveofthegenreareadmirable,andhisskillwouldcertainlyhavebeenapplaudedbytheundisputedmasteroftheimpossiblecrimestory,JohnDicksonCarr.’TheauthorofthiscomplexandelegantlywrittenmysteryhasbeenhonouredbytheAcadamieFrançaiseandtheCannesFilmFestivalforhiswork.Thisishisfirstnovel,andthefourthpublicationofLockedRoomInternational,dedicatedtobringingtop-qualitylockedroomandimpossiblecrimestoriestoloversofthegenre.Previousbooksinthisseries:TheLordofMisrule,TheFourthDoor,andTheSevenWondersofCrime,allbyPaulHalter,France’smasteroftheimpossiblemystery.Plannedforlaterin2012:TheDemonofDartmoorandTheInvisibleCircle,bothbyPaulHalter,andTheKillingNeedlebyHenriCauvin.Formoreinformationcontactpugmire1@yahoo.com