Mystery Time

Scientists Travel A Lot. International Conferences Are One Way They Keep Up With Developments In Their Field And Stay In Contact With Colleagues Who Work On The Same Subject. In The Third Book Featuring Microbiologist Alex Kertesz The Hungarian Born Scientist Is At A Conference In Prague When The Romantic Charm Of The Beautiful European City Is Shattered By The Murder Of One Of The American Participants. The Prague Police Believe That Local Criminals Were Responsible But A Professional Competitor Of The Murdered Man Keeps Turning Up In Connection With The Crime. Alex Is Drawn In Because His Friend And Colleague Hildegard Kraus Had Been Persuaded To Lend Her Antique Watch To The Victim And The Cherished Keepsake Has Now Disappeared. Alex Can'T Refuse Hildegard When She Asks For His Help In Recovering It. The Watch Which Seems To Do More Than Just Tell Time Is One Of The Major Characters In The Story.