František Tomík Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Francis Cornish was always good at keeping secrets. From the well-hidden family secret of his childhood to his mysterious encounters with a small -town embalmer, an expert art restorer, a Bavarian countess, and various masters of espionage, the events in Francis's life were not always what they seemed. In this wonderfully ingenious portrait of an art expert and collector of international renown, Robertson Davies has created a spellbinding tale of artistic triumph and heroic deceit. It is a tale told in stylish, elegant prose, endowed with lavish portions of Davies's wit and wisdom.

Obětí je syn kongresmana a obviněným je anglická tajemnice první dámy. Jenže Eleanor Rooseveltová ví, že dívka je nevinná. Je léto 1939, prezident diskutuje o nevyhnutelnosti války, a jeho žena zatím v Bílém domě pátrá po vrahovi... smrtící síť podezření a intrik - a na scéně jsou i Hoover, Scotland Yard a prezident sám.