Book: City of Ghosts

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City of Ghosts: A Mystery in Vienna
Shawn Kobb
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VIENNA. A city of history and culture, where Mozart, Freud, and Beethoven once walked the streets. For American university student Jake Meyer, it is a chance to recover from a family tragedy he left behind. Surrounded by the baroque palaces and charming squares of the city, he hopes to pull his life back together. However, Jake quickly learns danger lurks in the most beautiful of places and his life takes a deadly turn when he provides a false alibi to an attractive fellow student seen fleeing the murder scene of her ex-boyfriend. When secrets from a forgotten war are unearthed, the mystery and body count start to pile up at Jake’s feet. With only the help of a friendly American consular officer, can Jake survive long enough to prove his innocence to the police? A debut novel of mystery with international flair, "City of Ghosts" is sure to please both armchair travelers and amateur detectives.

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This was a light easy read. Something must have happened that I dropped it for sometime (probably got distracted by another book or life in general) and then I decided to finish it.

Nothing much to say about it. I was annoyed by this Jake and his one-focus self-monologue thinking about Schmidt being in love with Anna. That went on for a good bit.

Other than that, this was a quick easy light hearted read. Oh it wasn’t that much of a mystery, I totally got the Schmidt connection pretty early on.