The Bridge of Sighs / Olen Steinhauer.
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TextPublication details: New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: 278 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 0312302452
- 813/.6 21
- PS3619.T4764 B74 2003
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Main Library | Mystery | Steinhauer, Olen | YB 1 | Available | 33111003819105 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
It's August, 1948, three years after the Russians "liberated" the nation from German Occupation. But the Red Army still patrols the capital's rubble-strewn streets, and the ideals of the Revolution are but memories. Twenty-two-year-old Detective Emil Brod finally gets his chance to serve his country, investigating murder for the People's Militia.
The first victim is a state songwriter, but the facts point to a political motive. Emil would like to investigate further, but his colleagues in Homicide are suspicious or silent: He is on his own in this new, dangerous world.
"The Bridge of Sighs" launches a unique series of crime novels featuring a cast of characters in an ever-evolving landscape, the politically volatile terrain of Eastern Europe in the second half of the 20th century. "The Bridge of Sighs" is a 2004 Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel.