The Great Budapest Novel

Old pal Adam LeBor, the Budapest-based author and journalist, has finally released his Budapest novel to the public. You can get it online for only five quid.

Budapest, winter 1944. A city under siege. As the Russians advance, Miklos Farkas risks death to break out of the ghetto to find food for his wife. But when Miklos stumbles upon a horrifying secret he knows his knowledge must stay hidden for decades if he is to stay alive.

Sixty years later his grandson Alex begins to unravel a sinister conspiracy rooted in the dying days of the Third Reich. Alex is soon drawn deeper into a deadly web of intrigue and power play, a game played for the highest stakes: the very future of Europe. He too must battle his own demons as he uncovers a shadowy alliance that the world once thought had been defeated for good.

Powerful, controversial and thought-provoking, Night Hotel is a journey into Europe's hidden heart of darkness...

Posted by Jim at August 17, 2006 05:36 PM