The Confession, Olen Steinhauer
The Confession, Olen Steinhauer
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The Confession

Author: Olen Steinhauer

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/07/2008

Synopsis

In 1956 during the Hungarian revolution, with the entire Eastern Bloc on edge, Inspector Ferenc Kolyeszar must track down a murderer. Drawn deep into an underworld of betrayal and violence, he finds that he is not so different from those he pursues.

About Olen Steinhauer

Olen Steinhauer is the New York Times bestselling author of the Milo Weaver novels, including The Tourist and An American Spy. He is also a Dashiell Hammett Award winner, a two-time Edgar Award finalist, and has been nominated for the Anthony, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, Macavity, and Barry awards. He is also the creator of the Epix TV series Berlin Station. He was raised in Virginia, and now divides his time between New York and Budapest.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mal

An Historical Thriller with an Insider's View of Communism in Eastern Europe 1956: Nikita Khruschev’s Secret Speech denouncing Stalin’s crimes; the Hungarian uprising and unrest in Poland it triggered; the British, French, and Israeli invasion of Egypt following Gamal Abdel Nasser’s nationalization o......more

Goodreads review by Haden

This is Steinhauer’s third book I have read, and it is my favorite so far. Though it took me a while to adapt to the different character perspective and time period...Ferenc ends up being a great ‘human’ character. Coupled with all of the side plots that fit in to the story line with little effort,......more

Goodreads review by Jim

Olen Steinhauer's The Confession is set in an unspecified Eastern European country that is not Poland, Hungary, or Romania. The action takes place in 1956. The place and character names are a kind of Eastern European goulash with intermixed Hungarian and Slavic elements. This way, Steinhauer does no......more

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