THE VIENNA ASSIGNMENT

This is a powerful and atmospheric thriller set during the Cold War, from the internationally acclaimed author of "The Bridge of Sighs". It is set in Vienna, 1966. To be wrongly accused of murder once is a misfortune, twice - and it''s a conspiracy. It is the height of the Cold War. When a defector mysteriously returns to the Eastern European village of his birth, it''s a chance for disgraced detective Brano Sev to redeem himself. Being framed for a murder should just be part of his cover story. Or is it? Exiled suddenly to Vienna, treacherous city of spies, Sev finds himself caught up in a cat-and-mouse game where survival is the only prize. But in a world where no good deed goes unpunished, loyalty can be the biggest crime of all!