Hostage in Illyria: A novel of suspense_图书大全
Hostage in Illyria: A novel of suspense
ISBN: 9780396073239
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Paul Currier had told her very little
about himself, Marianna realized later.
A professor on sabbatical, he had had
ten years Foreign Service. He was di-
vorced and traveling alone in Yugo-
slavia, visiting the islands strung out
like stepping stones along the coast.
Why didn t she leave her bus tour and
come with him? It was a friendly, open
suggestion, not a proposition. And
Marianna accepted. For almost two
years, she had been numb with the grief
of her widowhood; now she felt alive
again, as attracted to this stranger as he
seemed to be to her. That afternoon as
they sat in a sunlit caf6 in the island
village, she wished her tranquil happi-
ness could last indefinitely. But when
she returned to their table after a few
minutes absence, Paul had disappeared.
Annoyed by her questions, the waiter
acted as if he had never existed. And at
the hotel, Paul s room was empty, pre-
pared for the next occupant. Heartsick,
she decided to take the morning boat to
Dubrovnik and rejoin the tour.
Anxious about her own plight and
with growing fears for Paul s safety,
Marianna made the mistake of confid-
ing in Lotte Ludwig, the too vivacious
foreigner who earlier had mistaken Paul
for his brother, the new Ambassador in
Belgrade. Suddenly the beautiful Illyr-
ian coast became a trap, a place for
violence and murder, for a deception
that had a terrifying motive.
