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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, and others. 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: 3.65 · 1,518 ratings · 278 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Empty Mirror (Viennese Mysteries #1) 3.44 avg rating — 474 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Requiem in Vienna (Viennese Mysteries #2) 3.73 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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 — 175 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 — 134 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 3.64 avg rating — 102 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
	The Third Place (Viennese Mysteries #6) 3.98 avg rating — 85 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
	A Matter of Breeding (Viennese Mysteries #5) 3.65 avg rating — 89 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
	Basic Law: A Mystery of Cold War Europe 3.76 avg rating — 41 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
	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
	Hitler in Vienna, 1907-1913: Clues to the Future 3.89 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

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Collaborators: Reprise of One of My Favorite Posts–Originally Published 2011

Here’s the thing about collaboration. It often sucks.

The first and last time I ever collaborated on a screenplay, I was confronted with the utter absurdity of the project. Actually, I misspeak: not a screenplay but a mere treatment. Which means a longish synopsis in the arcane form of Hollywood-speak: introduce your problem, create rising action (read car chase, car chase, car chase) to a climax,

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THE SUN AND HER STARS by Donna Rifkind is a fine introduction to the world of European exiles in Los Angeles during WWII. At the heart of the book is Salka Viertel, herself a refugee from Hitler's war. An actress in Europe, she became a story editor ...more
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I regret that I must agree with others of you who have reviewed House of Exile by Evelyn Juers. As an odd blend of encyclopedia and biography, it could be a treasure trove for researchers or merely the historically curious in the exodus of European i ...more
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