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Vicky Bliss, a brilliant art historian with an unquenchable curiosity, is drawn to a medieval German castle in Rothenburg to recover a missing wood masterwork of a 16th‑century carver. Joined by an ambitious male colleague, she confronts the castle’s dark secrets. The pursuit turns deadly as she faces the possibility of a supernatural evil lurking within the ancient stones—or a desperate human willing to kill for the priceless artifact.
First publish date: 1973
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Elizabeth Peters
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