J. Sydney Jones is the author of twelve books, including the first four critically acclaimed installments of the Viennese Mystery series, THE EMPTY MIRROR (2009) REQUIEM IN VIENNA (2010), THE SILENCE (2011), and THE KEEPER OF HANDS (2013). Also the author of the WWII mystery, RUIN VALUE (2013). 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)