Cassandra Reilly is embroiled in a case of international intrigue and murder as two factions battle over a crumbling resort London-based lesbian translator and part-time sleuth Cassandra Reilly is on the move again. Her latest trip is to China, via Eastern Europe, where, upon receiving a call about a murder in a run-down Transylvanian health spa, she suddenly finds herself embroiled in a murky and wholly unusual investigation. The woman accused of the murder, Gladys Bentwhistle, had previously met Cassandra on the train. She begs Cassandra for help and, unable to resist her own insatiable curiosity and hunger for adventure, Cassandra says yes. As the mystery unfolds, Cassandra and her cohort, including her friend Jacqueline and potential love interest, Eva, are steeped in the history of Romania, from the devastating relics of Ceausescu's tyrannical reign to the vampire folklore born in the region centuries ago. Surprising, gripping, and funny, Trouble in Transylvania is the second book in the Cassandra Reilly Mystery series, which begins with Gaudí Afternoon and continues with The Death of a Much-Travelled Woman and The Case of the Orphaned Bassoonists.
"It's entertaining trouble in Transylvania for all the likable characters thrown into this mess. Murder, revenge, lust, and greed."
Off Our Backs
"A very funny second outing-with an uproarious mud-bath sequence and amusing gender-bending pronoun slip-ups. Plus: travel-writing so compelling that you'll be reaching for your passport. Wilson is smart, tart, and knows how to write from a feminist perspective without once stooping to polemic."
Kirkus Reviews
"Barbara Wilson's most recent mystery is her best ever. . . . Read this novel slowly to make it last."
