'The emperor's mistress had been murdered, and the world had been taken hold of and turned upon its head' Prague, 1599. Christian Stern, a young doctor, has just arrived in the city. On his first evening, he finds a young woman's body half-buried in the snow. The dead woman is none other than the...
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'The emperor's mistress had been murdered, and the world had been taken hold of and turned upon its head' Prague, 1599. Christian Stern, a young doctor, has just arrived in the city. On his first evening, he finds a young woman's body half-buried in the snow. The dead woman is none other than the emperor's mistress, and there's no shortage of suspects. Stern is employed by the emperor himself to investigate the murder. In the search to find the culprit, Stern finds himself drawn into the shadowy world of the emperor's court - unspoken affairs, letters written in code, and bitter rivalries. But there's no turning back now...
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Císařova milenka byla zavražděna a píše se rok 1599.
Do města právě dorazil mladý doktor Christian Stern. První večer najde v ulicích tělo mladé ženy, napůl pohřbené ve sněhu. Mrtvá žena není nikdo jiný než císařova milenka. Stern je zaměstnán císařem, aby tuto vraždu vyšetřil.
Tím je vtažen do tajemného světa císařova dvora, nevyslovené záležitosti, kódované dopisy, hořká rivalita....