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Leonardo and the Curse of the Black Death - Da Vinci's Cases #5 - cover

Leonardo and the Curse of the Black Death - Da Vinci's Cases #5

Alfred Bekker

Publisher: BookRix

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Da Vinci's Cases
by Alfred Bekker

The scope of this book is 113 pages paperback.

When a beggar boy with dark spots in the face appears in the village, the inhabitants of Vinci are in bright excitement: The plague has broken out! Fortunately, a doctor is quickly available, who has a remedy for the Black Death. Leonardo would like to examine this remedy. But the doctor keeps his secret like his eyeball. And Leonardo is doing everything he can to disclose it.

Alfred Bekker, born in 1964, writes fantasy, historical novels, criminal novels and books for young readers. His historical adventures for young readers are full of suspense, stuff which even kids who hate reading cannot resist.

The German-language print editions appeared in 2008/2009 in the Arena Taschenbuchverlag;
Translations are available in Turkish, Indonesian, Danish and Bulgarian.
Available since: 11/16/2018.

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