In 1934, the Nazi’s occupied Vienna. Jessica’s grandparents, Dr. Wilhelm and Helen Rothman, were so integrated in Vienna’s high society that they never thought they would be touched by Hitler’s activities. By the time they realized they were in danger from the Nazi regime, it was too late for them to emigrate. Helen launched one of the most devious smuggling rings of the war out of her dining room, a ring referred to as the Opera Dinner Club. For a year, the club helped Jewish families move their wealth and valuables to London. Then it came to a tragic end. Its 1986 and Jessica Helen Rothman is on a quest to solve the family mystery of who betrayed her grandparents. Mrs. Melinda Brooks is the last living member of the club and Jessica’s only chance at solving the mystery.

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ABOUT Debra H. Goldstein
Judge Debra H. Goldstein is the author of Kensington’s Sarah Blair mystery series that features a woman who finds being in the kitchen more frightening than murder (One Taste Too Many, Two Bites Too Many, Three Treats Too Many, Four Cuts Too Many, and Five Belles Too Many). Her other writings include the novels Should Have Played Poker and Maze in Blue, and more than fifty short stories that have appeared in numerous periodicals and anthologies. Debra’s work has been named as Agatha, Anthony, Derringer, and Claymore finalists and received IPPY, Silver Falchion, AWC, and BWR awards. She serves on the national Sisters in Crime board and previously was a national board member of Mystery Writers of America and president of the Guppy and SEMWA chapters. https://www.DebraHGoldstein.com