A Well-Timed Murder
An Agnes Lüthi Mystery
-
-
5.0 • 2 Ratings
-
-
- $12.99
-
- $12.99
Publisher Description
"A true page turner...I found the plot fascinating, and de Hahn builds the tension and suspense perfectly to a satisfying conclusion. I was left wanting to read more about Agnes, and I am looking forward to her next adventure!"—Charles Todd on Swiss Vendetta
Swiss-American police officer Agnes Lüthi is on leave in Lausanne, Switzerland, recovering from injuries she sustained in her last case, when an old colleague invites her to the world’s premier watch and jewelry trade show at the grand Messe Basel Exhibition Hall. Little does Agnes know, another friend of hers, Julien Vallotton, is at the same trade show—and he’s looking for Agnes. Julien Vallotton was friends with Guy Chavanon, a master of one of Switzerland’s oldest arts: watchmaking. Chavanon died a week ago, and his daughter doesn’t believe his death was accidental. Shortly before he died, Chavanon boasted that he’d discovered a new technique that would revolutionize the watchmaking industry, and she believes he may have been killed for it. Reluctantly, Agnes agrees to investigate his death. But the world of Swiss watchmaking is guarded and secretive, and before she realizes it, Agnes may be walking straight into the path of a killer.
Tracee de Hahn's next mystery, A Well-Timed Murder, is another magnetic mystery that will engross readers from the opening page to the stunning conclusion.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Near the start of De Hahn's intriguing sequel to 2017's Swiss Vendetta, Swiss-American police detective Agnes L thi receives a call from aristocrat and growing love interest, Julien Vallotton. Legendary watchmaker Guy Chavanon, a friend of Julien's, has died from anaphylaxis-induced heart failure while attending a reception at the Moutier Institut de Jeunes Gens the boarding school where Chavanon's son is a student. Chavanon's grown daughter believes her father's death wasn't an accident. He had invented something that would revolutionize the watch industry, and she thinks he was murdered because of it. L thi's investigation brings her to the institute, where she learns about a number of strange happenings. When she unearths a series of threats against student Koulsy Haroun, the son of a suspected war criminal who has a peanut allergy, she wonders if Koulsy was the killer's intended target not Chavanon. The dynamic setting and fascinating glimpse into the Swiss watchmaking world make up for some of de Hahn's loosely drawn conclusions.
