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J. Sydney Jones is the author of twenty books, including the six installments of the critically acclaimed Viennese Mystery series, as well as stand-alone mysteries and thrillers, including TIME OF THE WOLF, THE GERMAN AGENT, RUIN VALUE, BASIC LAW, THE EDIT, THE CRY OF CICADAS, PLAY IT IN BETWEEN, LILACS OUT OF THE DEAD LAND, BIGOT LIST: A RECKONING, and the 2026 mystery, KILLER ART. His books have been translated into eight languages.

A long-time resident of Vienna, he has also lived and worked in Florence, Paris, Molyvos, and Donegal. Jones currently lives on the central coast of California.

Visit the author at his homepage and at his blog, Scene of the Crime.

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Average rating: 3.66 · 1,574 ratings · 283 reviews · 41 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Empty Mirror (Viennese Mysteries #1) 3.44 avg rating — 489 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Requiem in Vienna (Viennese Mysteries #2) 3.74 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silence (Viennese Mysteries #3) 3.77 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Keeper of Hands (Viennese Mysteries #4) 3.84 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ruin Value: A Mystery of the Third Reich 3.65 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Matter of Breeding (Viennese Mysteries #5) 3.67 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Third Place (Viennese Mysteries #6) 3.99 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basic Law: A Mystery of Cold War Europe 3.76 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hitler in Vienna, 1907-1913: Clues to the Future 3.97 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1983 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The German Agent 3.60 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Early Review for KILLER ART

Publishers Weekly had praise for Killer Art, calling it an “endearing mystery,” and further noting that “St. Denis folds topical questions about AI into the narrative without overwhelming the mystery plot.” The critic concluded: “This satisfies.”

And I conclude–this review satisfies me, as well!

Pub date, August, 2026.

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“You must do in life those things that most satisfy. Otherwise, what is it all for?”
― J. Sydney Jones, The Empty Mirror

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