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2000s: Gypsy Cop Balthazar has a personal case to sort out….
Kossuth Square (Danube Blues)
What you need to know before your trail
When Gypsy cop Balthazar Kovacs is called out at dawn to his brother Gaspar’s brothel, he know it can only be bad news. A customer has died in the VIP room. Worse still, he’s an Arab diplomat, connected to a massive investment programme from the Gulf states that can transform Hungary. The signs point to a heart attack but is that really the case?
In Kossuth Square, Kovacs soon discovers that the dark forces of corruption he thought were defeated are fighting back, more powerfully than ever. And when he uncovers a dark secret that his family has kept for twenty years, his mission becomes personal.
Soon, Kovacs is drawn back into the Budapest underworld of people smuggling, blackmail and soaring political tensions always caught between the two worlds of the Gypsy and non-Gypsy, of the law and family loyalty.
Travel Guide
Travel BookTrail style to Kossuth Square, Budapest
A portrayal of contemporary Budapest.
The county of Hungary and its capital Budapest has a somewhat complicated and unusual history. Occupied by both the Nazi then Soviet occupations, it has suffered many political changes and turmoil over the years. Keleti train station has even been a makeshift refugee camp as recently as 2015!
Kossuth Square
This place marks the deadly intersection between the criminal underworld, the corridors of power and the ghosts of history. The seat of power, the Országház are to be found in Kossuth Square…
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Kossuth Square (Danube Blues)
Destination/Location : Budapest Author/Guide: Adam Lebor Departure Time: 2015
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