"Nothing links person to person like the frequent passage from hand to hand of a good book."

I loved this story. I read it as a precursor to a trip with Viking along the Danube, ending in Budapest. I totally fell in love with Budapest and recommend it to anyone who loves great cities.

This story is about crime reporter Zsigmond Gordon in late 1930's Budapest. He comes across a crime scene where a beautiful young prostitute is found dead. The unusual thing about her is that she is Jewish. He becomes obsessed with uncovering what happened to her: how she died but also how she became a prostitute. Wow, the names of people and places are complex, I have no idea how words are pronounced in Hungarian. The story and main characters were engaging, and I enjoyed the intrigue.

A wandering book -- the karma of literature!

Left in the Little Free Library! Happy travels!

Bookcrossing is the practice of leaving a book in a public place for someone else to "catch". Why? Cuz books just wanna have fun! Enjoy the serendipity and head over to the bookcrossing.com website to let me know you caught this book!

Bookcrossing is family-friendly and a great hobby 😀