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District VIII - Danube Blues

by Adam LeBor
RM39.84 MYR RM25.22 MYR 37% off
District VIII - Danube Blues - Thryft
District VIII - Danube Blues - Thryft

Dark Budapest underworld exposed in thrilling chase.

If the intricate webs of crime and culture fascinate you, "District VIII" is a book that deserves a spot on your shelf. Author Adam Lebor masterfully takes you through the gritty streets of Hungary, offering an authentic immersion into a Budapest that tourists rarely see. Rich in atmosphere and tension, this novel will keep you hooked with its well-crafted mystery and a deep dive into the politics and corruption of a city pulse.

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District VIII - Danube Blues

by Adam LeBor
RM39.84 MYR RM25.22 MYR 37% off
ISBN: 9781786692719
Authors: Adam LeBor
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Date of Publication: 2018-03-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Espionage, Crime, Suspense, War, Mystery, Thriller
Goodreads rating: 3.8
(rated by 289 readers)

Description

Set in the long, hot Hungarian summer of 2015—and revealing the hidden, criminal world beneath Budapest’s glittering facade—District VIII is the first novel in the new Detective Balthazar Kovacs mystery series.Life’s tough for a Gypsy detective in Budapest. The cops don’t trust you because you’re a Gypsy. Your fellow Gypsies, even your own family, shun you because you’re a cop.The dead, however, don't care. So when Balthazar Kovacs, a detective in the city's murder squad, gets a mysterious text message on his phone, he gulps down his coffee and goes to work. The message has two parts: a photograph and an address. The photograph shows a man, in his early thirties, lying on his back with his eyes open, half-covered by a blue plastic sheet. The address is 26 Republic Square, the former Communist Party headquarters, and once the most feared building in the country. But when Kovacs arrives at Republic Square, the body is gone...Inspired by true events, the novel takes the reader to a hidden city within Budapest and an underworld that visitors never get to see: the gritty back alleys of District VIII; the endemic corruption that reaches deep into government as officials plunder state coffers at will; a rule of law bent to serve the interests of the rich and powerful; the rising power of international organized crime gangs who use the Hungarian capital as a springboard for their European operations; and a troubling look at the ghosts of Communism (and Nazism) that still haunt Budapest.
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Dark Budapest underworld exposed in thrilling chase.

If the intricate webs of crime and culture fascinate you, "District VIII" is a book that deserves a spot on your shelf. Author Adam Lebor masterfully takes you through the gritty streets of Hungary, offering an authentic immersion into a Budapest that tourists rarely see. Rich in atmosphere and tension, this novel will keep you hooked with its well-crafted mystery and a deep dive into the politics and corruption of a city pulse.