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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... read more
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Historical Thriller. Set in 1948 rather than the 1930s, this novel's time period doesn't match up to Alan Furst's novels, but it is still richly evocative of time and place and dramatically conveys the consequences of brutal governments -- and of doing the right thing. The Bridge of Sighs... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
First Sentence edit
The greeting was in his desk, the center drawer: a piece of fish-stained cardboard with a clumsily drawn stick figure.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 5 in People’s Militia Investigators. (standard series)
Followed by The Confession.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Olen Steinhauer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Country: USA
Publication Date: 02/12/2004
ISBN: 0312302452
Page Count: 288
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Country: USA
Publication Date: 02/12/2004
ISBN: 0312302452
Page Count: 288
Awards edit
- Macavity Awards (Finalist, 2004: Best First Mystery Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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