Operation Vienna

Name: Operation Vienna
Rating: 2.5 (5 reviews)

by Michael Ridpath Book 3 in the The Foreign Correspondent Series series.

First published 2026

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Vienna, 1931. When a wealthy American is found dead in a burning car in the Vienna Woods, police call it suicide, but journalist Esme Carmichael receives information suggesting murder and summons Archie Laverick. Under cover of historical research, the two investigate a death tied to affairs, stolen identities and the competitive world of the foreign press.

Their case unfolds as the collapse of Austria’s largest bank threatens a wider European financial crisis. The Creditanstalt shock and the fragility of interwar Austria become more than scenery: economic fear, social status and political uncertainty shape the choices of suspects and investigators alike.