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When the spa\u2019s disliked, lecherous director is found brutally electrocuted in a mud bath, an elderly American woman is pinned with the crime. Stepping in to investigate, Cassandra navigates a colorful cast of suspects, local vampire lore, and unexpected romantic distractions to uncover the true killer before her passport expires.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\r\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n .TFtable<br \/> .TFtable td<br \/> \/*  Define the text for all the 2nd columns  *\/<br \/> .TFtable td:nth-child(2)<br \/><\/style>\r\n<table class=\"TFtable\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>ISBN: <\/strong>9781878067494<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subtitle: <\/strong>A Cassandra Reilly Mystery<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Mystery<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subject(s): <\/strong>Lesbians; Reilly, Cassandra (Fictitious Character); Transylvania (Romania); Transylvanian Alps (Romania); Women Translators<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publication Date: <\/strong>1994-07-08<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Original Publication Date: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publisher: <\/strong>Da Capo Press<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Language: <\/strong>English<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Format: <\/strong>Paperback<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Pages: <\/strong>300<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Rating: <\/strong> Good<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Notes: <\/strong>Trouble in Transylvania (1993) is a mystery novel by Barbara Wilson (pen name of Barbara Sjoholm). 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