The literary murder mystery

I could argue that all murder mystery/thrillers should be literary but with long descriptive passages you often lose the impetus that keeps you turning the pages. Vienna Secrets - due out in April - doesn't have that problem. Well written - of course - but evocative too. Vienna is one of my favourite travel destinations and when I've read a book that conjures up Vienna it makes me want to go back and get lost on its streets all over again. Thinking of the Prater, Stefans Dom, Lipizzaners and Sacher Torte right now.