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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In this auspicious literary crime debut, an inexperienced homicide detective struggles amid the lawlessness of a post-WWII Eastern European city.
It's August, 1948, three years after the Russians "liberated" this small 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, an eager young man who spent the war working on a fishing boat in Finland, finally gets his chance to serve his country, investigating murder for the People's Militia. The victim in Emil's first case is a state songwriter, but the evidence seems to point toward a political motive. He would like to investigate further, but even in his naivete, he realizes that the police academy never prepared him for this peculiar post-war environment, in which his colleagues are suspicious or silent, where lawlessness and corruption are the rules of the city, and in which he's still expected to investigate a murder. He is truly on his own in this new, dangerous world. The Bridge of Sighs launches a unique series of crime novels featuring a dynamic cast of characters in an ever-evolving landscape, the politically volatile terrain of Eastern Europe in the second half of the 20th century. Review:"Perhaps the novel's weakest element is the amorphous Brod, though his appeal grows as the story progresses. One looks forward to Brod's developing into a fully realized character in future books in the series." Publishers Weekly Review:"Time, place, and cast are all richly evoked in a well-written, often gripping debut." Kirkus Reviews Review:"[A] stunning and unique look at life and crime in a Soviet satellite nation." Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times Review:"Steinhauer spins out his story in clean and simple prose that gleam with authenticity and captures a uniquely East European spirit.... Review:"Bleak and uncompromising, this powerful novel grips from beginning to end." Susana Yager, Sunday Telegraph Review:"[A] wonderfully taut tale...This is a series I will follow with eagerness." Paul Skenazy, Washington Post Synopsis:Investigating murders for the post-World War II People's Militia, young detective Emil Brod suspects political motives behind the killing of a state songwriter and finds himself accused of spying by his corrupt colleagues in the homicide department. About the AuthorOlen Steinhauer's idea for The Bridge of Sighs was inspired by a year he spent in Romania while on a Fullbright Fellowship. Raised in Richmond, Virginia, he earned a B.A. from the University of Texas in Austin and an M.F.A. from Emerson College. He currently lives in Budapest. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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