Top 10 Mystery titles of 2007, Booklist - New York Times' Editor's Choice

His people are real, the crimes genuine, and he is telling larger truths about that era,
making it unusually accessible. (David Halberstam, in the LA Times)

"Masterful... This is remarkable storytelling." (Booklist)

"currents of rebellion and pro-democracy fervor sizzle in the air and this story catches
all the danger and excitement of the historic moment" (New York Times)

The whole series... 1948 - 1990 The history of a nation through the eyes of its police and spies.