A Spy in Vienna, is a novel of political intrigue, dramatizing the Nazi takeover of Austria in 1938.  It is the second Paul Muller novel set in Europe before World War II.

In the new novel, Muller is recruited to become a spy in Vienna to resist Hitler’s campaign to absorb Austria into the German Reich. Muller plays a dangerous game of helping Austria oppose Hitler’s demands and hatches a bold plan to divert Austria’s gold reserves so they stay out of Hitler’s grasp. The novel captures a gripping drama in rich and vivid detail as political pressures mount and the threat of war looms.