Budapest Noir

A dead girl. A corrupt city. And one journalist who refuses to look away.

Budapest, 1936. When the body of a young Jewish woman is found in a shadowy doorway, crime reporter Zsigmond Gordon begins asking questions the authorities would rather leave unanswered. His investigation leads from smoky cafés and newspaper offices to the highest circles of power—and into the darkest corners of a city sliding toward catastrophe.

As threats mount and secrets surface, Gordon realizes he may be the only one who still cares about the truth. Budapest Noir is a gripping historical crime novel set in the uneasy days before Europe’s descent into darkness.

Perfect for readers of Philip Kerr, Joseph Kanon, Alan Furst, and Volker Kutscher, and for anyone who enjoys atmospheric noir and meticulously researched historical crime fiction.

Vilmos Kondor’s landmark novel, cited in The Cambridge Companion to World Crime Fiction, is presented in a new, author-approved translation.