I've now read my first Olen Steinhauer novel, The Bridge of Sighs, and, other than a small issue with the ending, I was quite impressed--especially considering it was a debut novel. His first five novels are a combination of mystery and espionage, and are set in an unnamed, fictitious Eastern European country. Each book is set in a different decade of the Cold War and features a different character, but all are related to the same militia office located on Yalta Boulevard. I look forward to reading more by him.
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