The Riddle Of Prague

by Laura DeBruce

Overview

When American teenager Hana Silna travels to Prague, she finds herself on an unexpected adventure in a city brimming with ancient secrets. She discovers a riddle by an alchemist that claims to lead to a long-lost flask containing an elixir that could change the fate of the world. When a ruthless enemy kidnaps her family, Hana has to find the flask to rescue them. On her quest she meets a mysterious man with a penchant for poetry, a Gypsy girl with a haunting past, and Alex, the motorcycle-riding son of a U.S. diplomat. Alex joins Hana on her race across Bohemia to find the hidden flask. It's hard to trust anyone when the stakes are this high -- especially when surrounded by experts at deception. There's only one flask and Hana desperately needs to find it.

The Riddle of Prague is the first of the Quicksilver Legacy Trilogy. Kirkus Reviews describes Laura DeBruce's debut novel as "[a]n exciting...thriller with supernatural elements and a brave, enterprising heroine." Clarion Reviews gives The Riddle of Prague five-stars and calls it "[a] fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat mystery-adventure."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157744434
Publisher:	Quicksilver Legacy Books
Publication date:	09/20/2013
Series:	The Quicksilver Legacy Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	204
File size:	969 KB

About the Author

Laura DeBruce is a lawyer, writer, and documentary filmmaker. During the 1990s, she lived in Prague where she fell in love with the city and its legends.

Editorial Reviews

A young American woman in Czechoslovakia goes on a quest for an immortality potion in this debut young-adult thriller.. . . DeBruce makes good use of her beautiful setting, intelligently showcasing Prague's local history, art, people and places. She also ups the ante by including several vulnerable characters for Hana to worry about, such as Alex's sister, who suffers from a severe medical condition. ...The sometimes violent action moves quickly, with exciting chases and unexpected twists.

Kirkus Reviews

The Riddle of Prague is hard to put down. Despite being a short, easy read, the book is packed full of action and adventure, murder, and teenage flirting, and it has a dynamic plot, along with well-rounded characters, that easily carries the story from one mysterious moment to the next. There is even, to the readers' delight, a mysterious character who is marvelously difficult to figure out and is revealed at just the right moment, with jaw-dropping impact.

Clarion Reviews - Tammy Snyder

The story is action-packed, full of secrets, and moves at a fast clip. DeBruce keeps you guessing and turning the pages, as many chapters are quite short. THE RIDDLE OF PRAGUE is part of a series, so it ends with a romantic teaser – the lure of Paris.
THE RIDDLE OF PRAGUE is a compelling adventure worth traveling for. Expect some turbulence.

Indie Reader - Lucy Wang