{"product_id":"the-bridge-of-sighs-a-novel-yalta-boulevard-quintet-1","title":"The Bridge of Sighs: A Novel (Yalta Boulevard Quintet, 1)","description":"In this auspicious literary crime debut from New York Times bestselling author of The Tourist, an inexperienced homicide detective struggles amid the lawlessness of a post-WWII Eastern European city.\n\nIt'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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe Bridge of Sighs 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.\n\nThe Bridge of Sighs is a 2004 Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0312326017\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0312326017.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Steinhauer, Olen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43646397808701,"sku":"BVV.0312326017.G","price":6.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0312326017-0.jpg?v=1789766399","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-bridge-of-sighs-a-novel-yalta-boulevard-quintet-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}