Liberation Movements: A Novel (Yalta Boulevard Quintet, 4) - Softcover

Steinhauer, Olen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 031233205X ISBN 13: 9780312332051

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2007

Synopsis

From the author of New York Time bestseller The Tourist...

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.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"It is an exhilarating and enjoyable ride."
---Los Angeles Times

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.

From the Back Cover:

Praise for Liberation Movements

"An inspired choice---giving history and politics a chance to simmer over the flame of murder."
---Chicago Tribune

"Dazzling . . . a skilled writer working at the top of his form."
---Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Steinhauer again displays his masterful manipulation of character, plot, and reader expectations. . . . A fast, intriguing read."
---Library Journal (starred review)

"Cool and cerebral crime thriller."
---Kirkus Reviews

Praise for 36 Yalta Boulevard

"Steinhauer's people are real, the crimes genuine, and he is telling larger truths about that era."
---David Halberstam

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 031233205X
• ISBN 13: 9780312332051
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304