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A man is forbidden to uncover the secret of the tower in a fairy-tale castle by the Rhine. A headless corpse is found in a secret garden in Paris - belonging to the city's chief of police.

1909 Egypt.

Edwardian Egypt and archaeology go hand in hand, not just for the antiquarian but for the men, whether poor fellahin or rich merchant, who profit from the illegal export of antiquities.

In the Cairo of 1908, the city lives-and dies-by its cafE culture. But for all restaurant businesses, then and now, the protection rackets pose a problem.

With an introduction by Tammy Kaehler. Aspiring race car driver Kate Reilly goes looking for a full-time ride in the American Le Mans Series-and stumbles over a dead driver.

Seven Australian soldiers, carousing in Paris in 1918, unknowingly witness a murder, with devastating consequences. Ten years later, two are dead...under very suspicious circumstances.

This book tells the story of crime fiction published during the first half of the twentieth century.