The Doctor Dines in Prague

by Robin Hathaway

Book Overview

Physician Andrew Fenimore is a crack amateur detective. Unable to reach his Czech cousin, Anna, he flies to Prague, where he finds Anna's nine-year-old daughter sleeping in the giant oven in their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312290365
• ISBN13: 9780312290368
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Dr. Fenimore goes to Prague in search of his cousins

Doctor Fenimore is a general physician in Philadelphia who still makes house calls, but this story is set in Prague. He goes to Prague because his Czech cousin Anna and her husband Vlasta aren't answering their phone. Vlasta is to come to Philadelphia for heart surgery soon. When he arrives, he finds their nine-year-old daughter Marie hiding in the giant oven in their apartment. She tells him that two men with guns came and took her parents away. He then smuggles Marie off to Philadephia. His secretary, Mrs. Doyle, is to care for her with the help of Dr. Fenimore's girlfriend Jennifer and Horatio, his teenage office helper also known as `Rat'. He then goes to the University where his cousins teach to try to contact some of their colleagues. Unfortunately the college is on break and there aren't many people there. He meets Ilsa. She gives him a tour of the city and ends up taking him to a puppet show. He meets Redik, the puppet master and a colleague of his cousin's. She also takes him to St. Wenceslas Chapel. They see a sign announcing that the Crown Jewels will be on display there the next day. Dr. Fenimore has many adventures in Prague. He and eventually Jennifer, when she comes to Prague, are brought more deeply into the center of things. They both find themselves in danger while trying to untangle the web and find his cousins.This is the first I have read in this series. It won't be the last. I cannot wait to read the next one. Dr. Fenimore is such a great character. He is so simple, but yet very intelligent. You can believe that he doesn't have a cell phone or use email regularly. He is the kind of doctor I'd like to find. All of the other characters are so wonderfully created as well. The scenery of Prague was very interesting. I don't know much about it so I enjoyed learning. Plus I got to meet author Robin Hathaway and that was an added bonus. I highly recommend this book. I also have read her new book Scarecrow in her new series. Please read my review on that book as well.

engaging thriller that showcases the delightful Prague

Czech-American Dr. Andrew Fenimore becomes concerned when repeated calls to his cousin Anna Borovy in Prague go unanswered. Rationalizing that his relative and her ailing husband Vlasta are on vacation, Andrew tries at four in the morning Czech Republic time. Someone picks up the receiver but immediately hangs up the phone. Anxious for his cousin, Andrew flies from Philadelphia to Prague to insure that the two Czech professors are okay.In Prague, his second cousin Marie, daughter of Anna and Vlasta, informs Andrew through hieroglyphics, as neither is proficient with the other's language, that thugs with guns abducted her parents. Andrew talks to Anna's colleague Ilsa Tanacek, who takes him to the adult puppet show of menacing Jan Redlik. Andrew's attendance makes him a focus of nasty individuals who want him to back off his inquiries. As he continues his quest, but the evil might prove to great for him and his American lover who has joined him to overcome.The latest Dr. Fenimore tale is an engaging thriller that showcases the delightful Prague. The story line is action-packed and the use of hieroglyphics to communicate is clever and adds depth. The cast from both continents is a solid group that either propel the mystery forward, add degrees of tension, or enhance understanding of Andrew. Newcomers will enjoy dining with this novel. However long time fans will need to adjust as Andrew is not the focus of an amateur sleuth cozy, his usual sub-genre. Instead he seems out of place in the middle of a sinister thriller.Harriet Klausner