I Was Jack Mortimer

by Lernet-Holenia, Alexander (Author)

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Published 28/03/2024 by PUSHKIN PRESS in the United Kingdom as part of the Pushkin Press Classics series.

Paperback | 208 pages

'A fascinating snapshot of Vienna between the wars, pacey and entertaining' GuardianA man climbs into Ferdinand Sponer's cab and asks to be taken to the Hotel Bristol. Before he reaches his destination he has been murdered: shot through the throat. Though Sponer has committed no crime, he is drawn into the late Jack Mortimer's life. As the police circle closer, Sponer finds himself caught up in a tangled web of intrigue.

I Was Jack Mortimer is a breathless, darkly captivating tale of misappropriated identity from one of the leading Austrian writers of the twentieth century.