{"product_id":"9780312326012","title":"The Bridge of Sighs : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bridge of Sighs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Olen Steinhauer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this auspicious literary crime debut from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tourist\u003c\/i\u003e, an inexperienced homicide detective struggles amid the lawlessness of a post-WWII Eastern European city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's August, 1948, three years after the Russians \"liberated\" this small 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, an eager young man who spent the war working on a fishing boat in Finland, finally gets his chance to serve his country, investigating murder for the People's Militia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe victim in Emil's first case is a state songwriter, but the evidence seems to point toward a political motive. He would like to investigate further, but even in his naivete, he realizes that the police academy never prepared him for this peculiar post-war environment, in which his colleagues are suspicious or silent, where lawlessness and corruption are the rules of the city, and in which he's still expected to investigate a murder. He is truly on his own in this new, dangerous world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bridge of Sighs\u003c\/i\u003e launches a unique series of crime novels featuring a dynamic cast of characters in an ever-evolving landscape, the politically volatile terrain of Eastern Europe in the second half of the 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bridge of Sighs\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2004 Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A novel of intense vitality... Lots of humor, lots of threads and an ever-deepening mystery that is unique and a fine start for a very promising new author.” —\u003ci\u003eJ. Robert Janes, author of Dollmaker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNominated Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee (2004), Edgar Allen Poe Award Nominee (2004), Nominated Anthony Awards - Nominee (2004), Nominated Macavity Award - Nominee (2004)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312326012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40670923784398,"sku":"9780312326012","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a8877aee-c302-4c79-877e-8a8e6170c4f2.jpg?v=1639796589","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312326012","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}