<p>A gripping debut mystery set in contemporary London with roots in 17th century Holland and the mysterious tulip trade In 1636 Alkmaar, Holland, Wouter Winckel’s brutally slaughtered body is found in the barroom of his inn, an antireligious pamphlet stuffed in his mouth. Winckel was a respected tulip-trader and owned the most beautiful collection of tulips in the United Republic of the Low Countries, including the most coveted and expensive bulb of them all, the Semper Augustus. But why did he have to die and who wanted him dead? </p>In 2007 London, history seems to be repeating itself. Dutchman Frank Schoeller is found in his home by his nephew, Alec. Severely wounded, he is holding a 17th-century book about tulips, seemingly a reference to the reason for his death moments later. With the help of his friend Damien Vanlint, an antique dealer from Amsterdam, Alec tries to solve the mystery, but soon comes to realize that he and his friend’s own lives are now in danger. <i>The Tulip Virus </i>is a fast-paced, fascinating mystery based on the real-life events surrounding the collapse of the tulip bubble in 17th century Holland—the first such occurrence in history—a story that plunges readers deeply into questions of free will, science, and religion, while showing the dark fruits of greed, pride, and arrogance.

The Tulip Virus

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Hermans, Danielle

Mystery

Minotaur Books

Holanda, siglo XVII: Wouter Winckel, un comerciante de tulipanes, aparece brutalmente asesinado en la posada de su propiedad. Ademas de ser el propietario de su taberna y comerciante de exito, Winckel poseia la coleccion de tulipanes mas espectacular de la Republica Holandesa de las Provincias Unidas. ¿Pero por que debia morir y quien lo asesino? Poco despues, el boyante negocio que estas flores proporcionan se hunde a nivel general dando paso a la primera crisis economica de dimensiones globales. En Londres, en 2005, la historia se repite: Frank Schoeller, un adinerado coleccionista aparece muerto. Es su sobrino Alec quien lo encuentra y en sus brazos Schoeller sostiene un libro unico sobre tulipanes que data del siglo XVII. Su sobrino, que sospecha de la importancia que ese libro tiene oculta a la policia este dato y se propone averiguar quien esta detras de la violenta muerte de su tio. Alec viajara de Londres a Amsterdam tras la pista que une unas hermosas flores con dos muertes tan separadas en el tiempo.

El virus del tulipán (Spanish Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Roca Editorial

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