The Vienna Assignment - Steinhauer Olen

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Résumé :
VI.Mfvr~,q,/I96 b It is the height of the Cold War. When a defector from Eastern Europe mysteriously returns to the village of his birth, it's a chance for disgraced detective Brano Sev to redeem himself. Being framed for a murder should just be part of his cover story. Or is it? Exiled suddenly to Vienna, treacherous city of spies, Sev finds himself caught up in a cat-and-mouse game where survival is the only prize. But in a world where no good deed goes unpunished, loyalty can be the biggest crime of all...

Biographie:
Olen Steinhauer's two previous novels, " The Bridge of Sighs " and " The Confession ", have garnered thus far an Edgar nomination, an Anthony nomination, a Macavity nomination, a Historical Dagger nomination, and critical acclaim. Having worked as a dishwasher, librarian, assembly-line worker and English teacher, he was inspired to write his Eastern European series while on a Fullbright Fellowship in Romania. Olen was raised in Texas and now lives in Budapest, Hungary.