Marie Thibaut is a new interpreter for the French government in Vienna. Despite strange locals and diplomats alike, she is enamored by the promise of the utopian city. But Marie's life is complicated when she attempts to be someone important and encounters strange historical crossroads. She enters the Viennese spy world and becomes disoriented in cultural exchanges and uncanny experiences. Will Marie's mind succumb to phobias, layered meanings, and isolation or will she persevere and find the right allies with whom she may do good in the world? Marie tells this tale as a long letter to her employer, Grégoire Lefebvre, and his wife Julie in an attempt to clear her name in the hours before mysterious Josef arrives at her door...at the threshold where she believes one of them will die. An Interpreter in Vienna is a response to Graham Greene'sThe Third Man and a psychological thriller originally serialized on The Matterhorn: truth in fiction.

Kathleen Clare Waller is the author of two novels - The White Night (2014) and A Hong Kong Story (2024) - and has published books for English teachers with Hachette Learning. She writes fiction, essays, and podcasts for her online publication: The Matterhorn. Kathleen currently resides between Basel and London with her family. Originally from Lexington, Massachusetts, she has also lived in Hong Kong, Austria, France, and Italy. She has been an educator for over twenty years and holds a PhD in Comparative Literature. To learn more about Kathleen, please visit her website: kathleenwaller.com.