A powerful and atmospheric thriller set during the Cold War, from the internationally acclaimed author of 'The Bridge of Sighs.' Vienna, 1966. To be wrongly accused of murder once is a misfortune. Twice -- and it's a conspiracy. It is the height of the Cold War. When a defector mysteriously returns to the Eastern European 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!
- ISBN10 0007333927
- ISBN13 9780007333929
- Publish Date 1 August 2009 (first published 3 October 2005)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 1 June 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Harper
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 386
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk