Karolina And The Torn Curtain
By Maryla Szymiczkowa
Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Read by Moira Quirk
The Zofia Turbotyńska Mysteries: Book 2
Unabridged
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Library CD (In Stock)
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3 Formats: CD
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3 Formats: Library CD
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3 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9798212048132
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ISBN: 9781799968962
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ISBN: 9781799968979
Runtime: | 11.20 Hours |
Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
“An ingenious marriage of comedy and crime” (Olga Tokarczuk, Nobel laureate): when amateur sleuth and cunning socialite Zofia Turbotyńska’s beloved maid goes missing, she dives deep into Cracow’s web of crime, with only her trusted cook for company.Cracow, 1895. Zofia and her maid Franciszka have their hands full organizing Easter festivities, especially with the household short one servant—where has the capable Karolina disappeared to?
Shortly after, Zofia hears that the body of a young woman, violated and stabbed, has washed up on a bank of the River Vistula. Domestic work can wait—Zofia must go investigate. Shockingly, the body turns out to be none other than Karolina. Working with the police, Zofia’s investigations take her deep into the city’s underbelly—a far cry from the socialite’s Cracow she’s familiar with. Desperate to unearth what happened to Karolina, though, she pushes her prejudice aside, immersing herself among prostitutes, gangsters, and duplicitous politicians to unravel a twisted tale of love and deceit.
“Written with abundant wit and flair,”* Cracow’s finest, and most iconoclastic, amateur sleuth returns in a highly politicized feminist murder mystery.
*Kirkus Reviews
Read by Moira Quirk
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Brings Cracow vividly to life and presents the period’s views on women with sly wit. This mystery will please readers looking for an unusual amateur sleuth and a picturesque setting.” —Publishers Weekly
“Moira Quirk’s performance of this novel, set in 1895 Kracow, bristles with period politics and feminist viewpoints while offering a complex mystery and an appealing heroine…Quirk handles the Polish names and places with ease, adding atmosphere to Szymiczkowa’s original plotting…Quirk deftly delivers all the subtleties, conflicting attitudes, and even bits of humor in this unusual mystery.” —AudioFile
“An ingenious marriage of comedy and crime.” —Olga Tokarczuk, Nobel laureate
Details
Details
Available Formats : | CD, Library CD, MP3 CD |
Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
Runtime: | 11.20 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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