Innocence; or, Murder on Steep Street

Innocence; or, Murder on Steep Street

This rediscovered masterpiece captures a chilling moment in the stifling early days of Communist Czechoslovakia.

1950s Prague is a city of numerous daily terrors, of political tyranny, corruption and surveillance. There is no way of knowing whether oneâ€™s neighbor is spying for the government, or what oneâ€™s supposed friend will say under pressure to a State Security agent. A loyal Party member might be imprisoned or executed as quickly as a traitor; innocence means nothing for a person caught in a government trap. When a little boy is murdered at the cinema, the ensuing investigation sheds a little too much light on the personal lives of the cinemaâ€™s female ushers, each of whom is hiding a dark secret of her own.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Soho Crime
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-06-02
Format Kindle eBook

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