The Hitler who arrived in Vienna in 1907 was a young aspiring artist; the man who left six years later was a hate-filled dictator in the making, destined to plunge the world into war. Jones' look at Hitler's formative years provides a startling and insightful picture into the future Fuhrer, examining his career as an artist, his acquaintances, and his developing political beliefs. Jones also explores the Vienna of those fragile years before World War I, a home to an amazing array of artists, thinkers, and future leaders, including Sigmund Freud, composer Gustav Mahler, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, Communist leader Leon Trotsky, painter Gustav Klimt, composer Arnold Schoenberg, and many others. In this remarkable setting, where the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were running out and suicide became a widespread trend, Jones shows how the tumultuous period left a significant mark on the young Hitler.
J. Sydney Jones is the author of twelve books, including the first three critically acclaimed installments of the Viennese Mystery series, THE EMPTY MIRROR (2009) REQUIEM IN VIENNA (2010), and THE SILENCE (2011). A long-time resident of Vienna, he currently lives near Santa Cruz, California.
Visit the author at his homepage, http://www.jsydneyjones.com and at his blog, Scene of the Crime, http://jsydneyjones.wordpress.com
Here's what the critics are saying about THE SILENCE:
"Jones vividly evokes 1900 Vienna ... in his splendid third whodunit featuring attorney Karl Werthen and criminologist Hanns Gross."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review
Here's what the critics are saying about REQUIEM IN VIENNA:
"A rich, beautifully written historical mystery...first class."
--Booklist (starred review)
"Sophisticated entertainment of a very high caliber."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
