Prince Lost to Time [Mass Market Paperback]

Ann Dukthas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1996

The British government sends enigmatic emissary Nicholas Segalla to France in order to uncover the truth about the fate of the young Dauphin, held prisoner in the Temple where his mother Marie Antoinette spent her last days, after rumors spread about his escape. Reprint. LJ. PW.

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From Publishers Weekly

Nicholas Segalla, the man who "claimed he had been alive for centuries" returns (after A Time for the Death of a King) for a second time-travel mystery. It is 1815. Napoleon's defeat has opened the door for the restoration of France's Bourbon monarchy, but who is the rightful heir? The Dauphin Louis Charles, son of the guillotined Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, would be the obvious choice, but he is said to have died in 1795 and his uncle has claimed the throne as Louis XVIII. Segalla, in France as "special emissary of the English prime minister" to investigate, allies himself with government archivist Raoul Tallien, to negotiate the plots and subplots of former Revolutionaries, Royalists and a nervous Louis XVIII, who stands to lose the throne should his nephew turn up alive. While Segalla himself remains somewhat of a mysterious character, Dukthas constructs a riveting plot to help readers make their way through the intricacies of the historical setting, rewarding their perseverance with an astonishing solution.
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From Library Journal

In this powerful historical, Maj. Nicholas Segalla, special emissary of the English government to France, tries to discover the fate of the dauphin after the French Revolution. Because of possible political ramifications, Segalla must determine whether the boy died in prison or escaped. Segalla's quest goes deeper, however, because he is determined to keep a promise he made to Marie-Antoinette. Dukthas (A Time in the Death of a King, St. Martin's, 1994) provides a vivid re-creation of the splendors and deprivations of the period, as well as memorable characters and a plausible answer to what really happened. Segalla's apparent immortality will no doubt spark another story. An excellent diversion.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 229 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312958439
• ISBN-13: 978-0312958435
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,630,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting spin on a classic mystery, April 5, 2000

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This review is from: Prince Lost to Time (Mass Market Paperback)

What happened to the Dauphin? Historians have long debated as to whether he died soon after his parents or escaped and lived under an alias.

In this book time-travelling sleuth Nicholas Segalla offers his version of the tale. In fact Segalla himself is often more interesting than the stories he tells - an immortal detective who claims to have been present at the Battle of Hastings and also knew Lenin!

Bring on the book that reveals his past!

4.0 out of 5 stars The Time Lord Solver of Mysteries, November 14, 2006

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This review is from: Prince Lost to Time (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a novel by Paul Doherty writing under the pseudonym of Ann Dukthas. Paul Doherty is the consummate professional when it comes to writing historical mystery novels. I for one do not know how he can be so prolific with his offering of books and yet make sure that each of them is well researched. Whether they be 13th, 14th, or fifteenth century they are always true to the period. He also writes about Ancient Egypt and the Greek period in history of Alexander the Great.

The second book in the Nicholas Segalla series which features him as a time travelling murder mystery investigator. The year is 1815 the place Paris, France. What is the fate of the Dauphin who has been held prisoner in the Temple where his famous mother Marie Antoinette spent her last days on earth? The history books state that he died but also many rumours abounded that he escaped. The answer holds some interest for the British government whop send Nicholas Segalla. What better man to confirm or deny the evidence than Nicholas, the time travelling mystery solver extraordinaire.