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The Quiet Mother Former Soviet Union An exquisite book that evokesA woman is found murdered in her Reykjavk home, her apartment ransacked. On her desk lies a note with retired detective Konrad's phone number. Days earlier, she had begged him to find the child she gave up nearly 50 years ago. But Konrad, reluctant to reopen old wounds, turned her away. Now, haunted by guilt, he vows to uncover the truth for her and for himself. As Konrad digs into her tragic past, he is drawn into a web of secrets, lies, and