Liberation Movements (Yalta Boulevard #4) aka The Istanbul Variations
Author(s): STEINHAUER OLEN
Olen Steinhauer's acclaimed crime series set in Eastern Europe has taken readers from the first shots of the revolution and through the chaos of the 1960s. Now, it is 1975, and one of the People's Militia investigators is bound for Istanbul when his plane is hijacked by Armenian terrorists and explodes in midair.Gavra Noukas, a secret policeman, and Katja Drdova, a homicide detective, are assigned to the case. Both believe that Brano Sev, their enigmatic superior and career secret policeman, is hiding the true motives of their investigation, but they can't figure out why until they learn that everything is connected to a seven-year-old murder with far-reaching consequences.The compelling politics and history for which Olen Steinhauer's novels have been praised turn intimate in this ambitious novel.
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Olen Steinhauer's widely acclaimed Eastern European crime series, which he was inspired to write while on a Fulbright fellowship, is a two-time Edgar Award finalist and has been shortlisted for the Anthony, the Macavity, the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, and the Barry awards. The series includes "36 Yalta Boulevard, The Confession, The Br idge of Sighs," and "Victory Square." Steinhauer is also the author of the bestselling Milo Weaver series, including "The Nearest Exit" and "The Tourist." Raised in Virginia, Steinhauer lives with his family in Budapest, Hungary.
General Fields
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- : Minotaur Books
- : Minotaur Books
- : 0.408
- : 01 May 2007
- : 213mm X 140mm X 18mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : STEINHAUER OLEN
- : BC
- : 813.6
- : 291