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Fiction Women Sleuths

Season of Iron

A Rebecca Temple Mystery

by (author) Sylvia Maultash Warsh

Publisher
Dundurn
Initial publish date
Apr 2006
Category
Women Sleuths, General, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770702226
    Publish Date
    Apr 2006
    List Price
    $11.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554886005
    Publish Date
    Apr 2006
    List Price
    $6.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550026160
    Publish Date
    Apr 2006
    List Price
    $11.99

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Description

The newest Dr. Rebecca Temple book is set alternately in 1979 Toronto and 1930s Berlin. In Toronto, Rebecca follows a trail that begins when Birdie, the schizophrenic homeless woman she is trying to help, is killed. From the German fencing instructor in whose backyard Birdie lived to the Egyptian physician in town to talk up the new drug he is developing from snake venom, nobody is who they appear to be. Strangely, the two men seem to know each other, although neither will say how.

Alternating chapters follow a Jewish family, the Eisenbaums, during the Nazi rise to power and the gradual stripping away of the rights of Jews in Germany. The youngest child, Frederika, becomes a doctor against all odds. But as the Nazi grip tightens, she loses the right to practice and is finally sent to a concentration camp. Rebecca's and Frederika's stories connect in the startling conclusion.

About the author

Awards

  • Short-listed, ReLit Award

Contributor Notes

Sylvia Maultash Warsh was born in Germany to parents who survived the Holocaust. She grew up in Toronto, where she earned an MA in Linguistics and now teaches writing to seniors. Her novel To Die in Spring was shortlisted for the 2 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel.