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The Yiddish Policemen's Union
Published 2007 by HarperCollins · 414 pages
Hugo · 2008
WinnerNebula · 2008
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2 award entries · 1 books · 2 wins · 2008–2008
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Synopsis
In an alternate history where Jewish refugees settled in Alaska instead of Israel, homicide detective Meyer Landsman investigates the murder of a chess-playing junkie in a fleabag hotel. As the case deepens, it connects to messianic politics, Cold War conspiracies, and the looming reversion of the Sitka settlement to American control.
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