In 1948, Emil Brod, a newcomer to People's Militia, is sent to investigate the death of a state songwriter. What begins as a simple murder case leads him through the upper echelons of power in this newly liberated communist state, and on to Berlin, where the first great Cold War fight is going on--the Berlin Airlift.
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Shortlisted for:
The CWA Historical Dagger Award
The MWA Edgar Award
Mystery Readers International's Macavity Award
The Deadly Pleasures' Barry Award
Bouchercon's Anthony Award
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...a stunning and unique look at life and crime in a Soviet satellite nation.
--Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times
Steinhauer spins out his story in clean and simple prose that gleam with authenticity and captures a uniquely East European spirit. ...gripping, subversive...
--Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune
Bleak and uncompromising, this powerful novel grips from beginning to end.
--Susana Yager, Sunday Telegraph
...a wonderfully taut tale...This is a series I will follow with eagerness.
--Paul Skenazy, Washington Post
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