Kossuth Square

#2 Danube Blues

Adam LeBor

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English

Head of Zeus
01 July 2019

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense

Series: Danube Blues

The death of an Arab financier reveals the dangerous fractures running through Budapest in Adam LeBor's latest dark police procedural.

'A first-class crime thriller' CHARLES CUMMINGS. THE TIMES BEST 100 BOOKS OF THE SUMMER.

When Detective Balthazar Kovacs is called out before dawn to a brothel owned by his brother, he knows it can only be bad news.

A customer has died in the brothel's VIP room. Worse still, he's an Arab financier, a guest of government, connected to a massive investment programme that could transform Hungary. It looks like a heart attack – but why has the brothel's CCTV footage been erased?

Kovacs knows only too well the treacherous undercurrents that permeate life in Hungary's capital – the deadly intersection between the criminal underworld, the corridors of power and the ghosts of history. He knows that his investigation is more than likely to lead back to the seat of power, the Orszaghaz, in Kossuth Square... but he does not expect to be swept into his own family's dark past too.

By: Adam LeBor
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: UK Airports ed
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 145mm,
ISBN: 9781786693280
ISBN 10: 1786693283
Series: Danube Blues
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Adam LeBor lives in Budapest and writes for The Economist, Newsweek, New York Times, The Times and other publications. He is the author of a number of nonfiction books, including the Orwell Prize shortlisted Hitler's Secret Bankers. adamlebor.com @adamlebor facebook.com/adamleborauthor

Reviews for Kossuth Square (#2 Danube Blues)

'[A] masterfully plotted political thriller ... Highly interesting ... Recommended' * Promoting Crime Fiction * 'Murder, political conspiracy, racism, corruption and feuds in this thriller set in Budapest' * The Times * 'All the twists and turns of a high-concept Hollywood thriller ... But what makes Kossuth Square really stand out is the way LeBor intelligently grafts his novel's thriller elements on to Hungarian history and politics as well as current events, from the rise of populism to organised crime. Each facet has the ring of truth' * Financial Times * 'LeBor continues to captivate with his handsome Roma gypsy detective, Balthazar Kovacs ... A gripping, well-observed tale that will enthral and tantalise from the first page to the last' * The Lady * 'Budapest is a versatile and exciting setting for Adam LeBor's superb thriller ... As well as being a police procedural, the book deals with politics and organised crime in Hungary. LeBor lives in Budapest and it shows in the vivid detail' * The Times, Book of the Month * 'An elegant, atmospheric tale that twists and surprises at every turn' * Daily Mail *