A good reading copy can show some wear, creases, or few if any markings consistent with a normal used book.

A good reading copy can show some wear, creases, or few if any markings consistent with a normal used book.

Book 1st pbk printing, January 2000, so stated with complete number line

Book 1st pbk printing, January 2000, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. V ery light wear else about fa fine copy of trade paperback. Kohout is a Czech writer who was one of the leaders of the 1968 Prague Spring revolt. In the downward spiral of the Third Reich's final days, a sadistic serial killer is stalking the streets of Prague. The unlikely pair of Jan Morava, a rookie Czech police detective, and Erwin Buback, a Gestapo agent questioning his own loyalty to the Nazi's, set out to stop the murderer. Weaving a delicate tale of human struggle underneath the surface of a thrilling murder story, Kohout has created a memorable work of fiction. "What starts out like a murder mystery, a taut and suspenseful thriller, turns into a powerful and gripping allegory by a writer steeped in the tragic lessons of Czechoslovak history."---The New York Times.