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A terrific fast-moving book. . . a truly clever, rather wonderful book that both plays with and defies genre" - Irish Times A taxi-driver in 1930s Vienna impersonates a murder victim, and is caught into a dangerous spiral Twice adapted for film, I Was Jack Mortimer is a tale of misappropriated identity as darkly captivating and twisting as the books of Patricia Highsmith. "One doesn't step into anyone's life, not even a dead man's, without hav...

One doesn't step into anyone's life, not even a dead man's, without having to live it to the end." A man climbs into Ferdinand Sponer's cab, gives the name of a hotel, and before he reaches it has been murdered ... Twice filmed, I Was Jack Mortimer is a darkly captivating and twisting tale of misappropriated identity.

The secret behind the smile is revealed, in this delightful story by the author of I Was Jack Mortimer. With illustrations by Neil Gower.

Translated by Ignat Avsey. A man climbs into Ferdinand Sponer's cab, gives the name of a hotel and, before he reaches it, has been murdered. And though Sponer has so far committed no crime, he is drawn into the late Jack Morimer's life, and might not be able to escape its tangles and intrigues before it is too late.