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Beschreibung
A bank robbery. A mysterious amulet. Two women's fight for survival.

BAKU 1901. A daring bank robbery and the suicide of the Imperial Bank manager has mystified the city of Baku. Political activists are blamed. Klara, wife of oil baron Anton Sabroski, is drawn into a conspiracy when a tragic incident puts her husband's life in danger.

Miranda, childless and vilified, forges a new life for herself by volunteering at the hospital, where she is faced with life-changing choices.

When Klara discovers that a mysterious amulet from the bank's stolen cargo holds the key to the truth, the two women join forces to save Anton, but in doing so must confront the most terrifying man in town - the Governor of Baku's chilling astrologer, Imar Necrolanus.
A bank robbery. A mysterious amulet. Two women's fight for survival.

BAKU 1901. A daring bank robbery and the suicide of the Imperial Bank manager has mystified the city of Baku. Political activists are blamed. Klara, wife of oil baron Anton Sabroski, is drawn into a conspiracy when a tragic incident puts her husband's life in danger.

Miranda, childless and vilified, forges a new life for herself by volunteering at the hospital, where she is faced with life-changing choices.

When Klara discovers that a mysterious amulet from the bank's stolen cargo holds the key to the truth, the two women join forces to save Anton, but in doing so must confront the most terrifying man in town - the Governor of Baku's chilling astrologer, Imar Necrolanus.
Über den Autor
Anne M Kennedy is a writer of historical mystery thrillers set in Baku, Azerbaijan. The City of Winds is a series of five novels that span the years 1890 - 1920. Anne grew up in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. She trained as a teacher of History at Homerton College, Cambridge and accepted her first teaching post in Norfolk. She obtained a Bachelor of Education in History, an MSc in Computer Science, and an MA in English Literature with several modules in creative writing. Inspired to work overseas, she embarked on an international career which spanned North Yemen, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Bermuda. It was in Baku, while teaching a class about the 19th century oil barons, that she conceived the idea to write The City Of Winds series. She currently lives in Cornwall.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: THE CITY OF WINDS
ISBN-13: 9781068630231
ISBN-10: 106863023X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kennedy, Anne M
Hersteller: Wonky Cat Press Ltd
THE CITY OF WINDS
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Anne M Kennedy
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.02.2026
Gewicht: 0,457 kg
Artikel-ID: 134585786