{"product_id":"ludwig-conspiracy-book-oliver-poetzsch-9780547740102","title":"The Ludwig Conspiracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA bold new thriller from the best-selling author of The Hangman s Daughter series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1886, Ludwig I, the Fairy-tale King of Bavaria, was deposed after being declared insane by doctors who had never met him. He died mysteriously soon thereafter, his eccentric and beautiful castles his only legacy. In \u003ci\u003eThe Ludwig Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e, master of historical suspense Oliver Potzsch brings the Mad King back to life. \u003cbr\u003eAn encoded diary by one of Ludwig s confidants falls into the hands of modern-day rare-book dealer Steven Lukas, who soon realizes that the diary may bring him more misery than money. Lukas teams up with a beautiful art detective, Sara Lengfeld, to investigate each of Ludwig s three famous castles for clues to crack the diary s code as mysterious thugs and Ludwig s fanatical followers chase them at every step. Just what in the diary could be so explosive? \u003cbr\u003eThis gripping thriller brings together the present and the past with high-action adventure in a bold, entertaining storyline. \u003ci\u003eShepherd Express\u003c\/i\u003e (Milwaukee) \u003cbr\u003ePotzsch makes clever use of Bavaria s equivalent of the Kennedy assassination in this excellent stand-alone . . . Potzsch s sophisticated plotting and good use of a real-life historical puzzle place this far ahead of most \u003ci\u003eDa Vinci Code\u003c\/i\u003e wannabes. \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cbr\u003e[AU PHOTO] OLIVER POTZSCH, born in 1970, was for years a radio personality for Bavarian radio and a screenwriter for Bavarian public television. His Hangman s Daughter books have sold over half a million copies in English. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49515820286225,"sku":"GOR007723574","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50279812759825,"sku":"CIN0547740107G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50324536328465,"sku":"CIN0547740107VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51331077112081,"sku":"CIN0547740107A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53140887798033,"sku":"GOR011757658","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0547740107.jpg?v=1751230398","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/de-de\/products\/ludwig-conspiracy-buch-oliver-poetzsch-9780547740102","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}