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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 and 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.

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Brilliant conclusion of his ambitious Eastern European series...Masterful. -- Kirkus Reviews Clipped, economical prose...Steinhauer offers a concrete end to the sins of the past. -- Los Angeles Times Employing an intricate story, characters both sympathetic and despicable as well as a remarkable sense of place, Steinhauer subtly illuminates an unforgettable historical moment. -- Publishers Weekly This is remarkable storytelling, exploring the life cycle of a state through the eyes of political idealists, government informants, and good cops like Brod who just want to solve crimes. -- Booklist (starred review) This story catches all the danger and excitement of the historic moment. -- New York Times Book Review

This story catches all the danger and excitement of the historic moment. -- New York Times Book Review Brilliant conclusion of his ambitious Eastern European series...Masterful. -- Kirkus Reviews This is remarkable storytelling, exploring the life cycle of a state through the eyes of political idealists, government informants, and good cops like Brod who just want to solve crimes. -- Booklist (starred review) Employing an intricate story, characters both sympathetic and despicable as well as a remarkable sense of place, Steinhauer subtly illuminates an unforgettable historical moment. -- Publishers Weekly Clipped, economical prose...Steinhauer offers a concrete end to the sins of the past. -- Los Angeles Times

Brilliant conclusion of his ambitious Eastern European series...Masterful. -- Kirkus Reviews This is remarkable storytelling, exploring the life cycle of a state through the eyes of political idealists, government informants, and good cops like Brod who just want to solve crimes. -- Booklist (starred review) Employing an intricate story, characters both sympathetic and despicable as well as a remarkable sense of place, Steinhauer subtly illuminates an unforgettable historical moment. -- Publishers Weekly Clipped, economical prose...Steinhauer offers a concrete end to the sins of the past. -- Los Angeles Times This story catches all the danger and excitement of the historic moment. -- New York Times Book Review

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Olen Steinhauer is a New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, whose work has won the Dashiell Hammett Award, been a two-time Edgar Award finalist, and was shortlisted for the Anthony, the Macavity, the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, and the Barry awards. Don Leslie has appeared on Broadway, off Broadway, and in regional theaters throughout the country. He has been heard in thousands of commercials, promos for all the broadcast networks and most cable stations, political campaigns, movie trailers, and over fifty audiobooks.

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