"As dark and as shocking as they come." - Le Figaro A shadowy killer stalks the streets of Bucharest, seeking out victims from among the Roma minority. The police are at a loss to track down the murderer, who always dispatches in the same manner - hence the Sword nickname the media are quick to give to the killer. As panic starts to take hold and inter-racial tensions start reaching boiling point, politicians and other influential figures try to manipulate the situation for their ends. A bestseller in Romania and France, Sword is a tumultuous political thriller by journalist and political analyst Bogdan Teodorescu - echoing much of the fears and tensions of today's political landscape

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