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Swiss Vendetta, Tracee de Hahn's mesmerizing debut, is an emotionally complex, brilliantly plotted mystery set against the beautiful but harsh backdrop of a Swiss winter.Inspector Agnes Lthi, a Swiss-American police officer in Lausanne, Switzerland, has just transferred to the Violent Crimes unit from Financial Crimes to try to shed all reminders of her old life following her husband's death. Now, on the eve of the worst blizzard Lausanne has seen in centuries, Agnes has been called to investigate her very first homicide case. On the lawn of the grand Chteau Vallotton, at the edge of Lac Lman, a young woman has been found stabbed to death. The woman, an appraiser for a London auction house, had been taking inventory at the chteau, a medieval fortress dripping in priceless works of art and historical treasures.Agnes finds it difficult to draw answers out of anyone -- the tight-lipped Swiss family living in the chteau, the servants who have been loyal to the family for generations, the aging WWII survivor who lives in the neighboring mansion, even the American history student studying at the Vallotton chteau's library. As the storm rages on, roads become impassible, the power goes out around Lausanne, and Agnes finds herself trapped in the candlelit halls of the chteau with all the players of the mystery, out of her depth in her first murder case and still struggling to stay afloat after the death of her husband.
About the Author
Tracee de Hahn is the author of the Agnes Lüthi Mysteries published by St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books. The first in the series, Swiss Vendetta, was inspired by the 2005 ice storm that ravaged Geneva. Tracee was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and spent most of her youth in Kentucky. After receiving degrees in Architecture and European history from the University of Kentucky she moved to Switzerland with her husband. Currently they and their two Jack Russell terriers live in Virginia.
Find out more about Tracee and the Agnes Lüthi Mysteries on her official website: Traceedehahn.com, on Facebook at TraceedeHahnwriter, on Twitter @LuthiMysteries, on Pinterest at The Agnes Lüthi Mysteries and on Instagram at TraceedeHahn.
