Olen Steinhauer's acclaimed crime series set in Eastern Europe has taken readers from the first shots of the revolution and through the chaos of the 1960s. Now, it is 1975, and one of the People's Militia investigators is bound for Istanbul when his plane is hijacked by Armenian terrorists and explodes in midair.Gavra Noukas, a secret policeman, and Katja Drdova, a homicide detective, are assigned to the case. Both believe that Brano Sev, their enigmatic superior and career secret policeman, is hiding the true motives of their investigation, but they can't figure out why until they learn that everything is connected to a seven-year-old murder with far-reaching consequences.The compelling politics and history for which Olen Steinhauer's novels have been praised turn intimate in this ambitious novel.

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Liberation movements The Yalta Boulevard Sequence Series, Book 4

Liberation Movements: A Novel (Ruthenia Quintet Book 4)

Olen Steinhauer

St. Martin's Minotaur

St. Martin's Press

Minotaur Books

1st St. Martin's Minotaur paperback ed, New York, 2007

Eastern Europe Thrillers, New York, 2010

United States, United States of America

The Yalta Boulevard Sequence, 1, 2010

First, 2010

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<p>From the author of <i>New York Times </i>bestseller <i>The Tourist...<br></i><br>Olen Steinhauer's acclaimed literary crime series set in a fictional country in Eastern Europe began in the heady post--World War II era and has taken readers from the first noise of revolution through to the chaos of the 1960s and '70s. <br><br><br>The year is 1975, and one of the People's Militia homicide investigators is on a plane out of the capital, bound for Istanbul. The plane is hijacked by Armenian terrorists, but before the Turkish authorities can fulfill their demands, the plane explodes in midair.<br><br><br>Two investigators---Gavra Noukas, a secret policeman, and Katja Drdova, a homicide detective---are assigned to the case. Both believe that Brano Sev, their enigmatic superior and himself a career secret policeman, is keeping them in the dark both about the details of the case and all its players and about the true motives of their investigation, but they can't figure out why. That is, until they learn that everything is connected to a seven-year-old murder, a seemingly insignificant murder that has had far-reaching consequences.<br><br><br>The politics and history for which Olen Steinhauer's novels have been most praised turn intimate and highly compelling in this ambitious new novel.</p>

From the author of New York Times bestseller The Tourist...
Olen Steinhauer's acclaimed literary crime series set in a fictional country in Eastern Europe began in the heady post—World War II era and has taken readers from the first noise of revolution through to the chaos of the 1960s and '70s.
The year is 1975, and one of the People's Militia homicide investigators is on a plane out of the capital, bound for Istanbul. The plane is hijacked by Armenian terrorists, but before the Turkish authorities can fulfill their demands, the plane explodes in midair.
Two investigators—-Gavra Noukas, a secret policeman, and Katja Drdova, a homicide detective—-are assigned to the case. Both believe that Brano Sev, their enigmatic superior and himself a career secret policeman, is keeping them in the dark both about the details of the case and all its players and about the true motives of their investigation, but they can't figure out why. That is, until they learn that everything is connected to a seven-year-old murder, a seemingly insignificant murder that has had far-reaching consequences.
The politics and history for which Olen Steinhauer's novels have been most praised turn intimate and highly compelling in this ambitious new novel.

When a plane carrying a People's Militia homicide investigator is hijacked by Armenian terrorists and explodes in midair, the two detectives assigned to the case find their investigation leads to a seven-year-old killing and to a web of political intrigue

2011-08-26