Victory Square Contributor(s): Steinhauer, Olen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312374860 ISBN-13: 9780312374860 Publisher: Minotaur Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural - Fiction | Thrillers - Historical |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.06 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the author of New York Times bestseller The Tourist... The revolutionary politics and chaotic history at the heart of Olen Steinhauer's literary crime series set in Eastern Europe have made it one of today's most acclaimed, garnering two Edgar Award nominations, among numerous other awards. Upon reaching the tumultuous 1980s, the series comes full circle as one of the People's Militia's earliest cases reemerges to torment its inspectors, including militia chief Emil Brod, the original detective on the case. His arrest of a revolutionary leader in the late 1940s resulted in the politician's imprisonment, but at the time Emil was too young to understand how great the cost would be. Only now, in 1989, when he is days from retirement and spends more and more time looking over his shoulder, does he realize that what he did in the line of duty may get him--and others--killed. By fusing a story of revenge at any cost with a portrait of a country on the brink of collapse, Steinhauer masterfully brings the personal and political together with devastating results and once again raises crime fiction to a stunning new level. |
Contributor Bio(s): Steinhauer, Olen: - OLEN STEINHAUER, the New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including The Middleman, All the Old Knives, and The Cairo Affair, is a Dashiell Hammett Award winner, a two-time Edgar award finalist, and has also been shortlisted for the Anthony, the Macavity, the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, and the Barry awards. Raised in Virginia, he lives in New York and Budapest, Hungary. |