Night over Budapest | Vilmos Kondor

Night over Budapest [Vilmos Kondor]

Translated from Hungarian “Budapest Noir”

Budapest, 1936. A young Jewish girl is found dead. When it becomes clear that the police have no interest in the case due to the prime minister's death and Hermann Göring's impending visit to the city, journalist Zsigmond Gordon starts his own investigation, which leads him through the darkest backstreets of political Budapest.

About the author:

Vilmos Kondor was born in Hungary in 1954. He studied chemical technology at the University of Szeged and eventually graduated from the Sorbonne in Paris. After this, he returned to Hungary. Today, he teaches mathematics and physics at a high school. He lives with his wife, daughters, and dog in a small town near Sopron, where he is working on his next book.

Ratings:

'Vilmos Kondor's first book is a fast-paced, raw but also very thorough detective novel.' Magyar Narancs.

'Kondor's literary experiment is a great success.' Élet és Irodalom.

Details:

• Title: Night over Budapest

• Author: Vilmos Kondor

• Publisher: Mynx/De Boekerij

• ISBN: 978-90-8968-123-2

• Language: Dutch

• Year: 2009

• Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket

• Condition: As good as new, unread

• Genre: Thriller/noir