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The Good German Joseph Kanon

The Good German By Joseph Kanon

The Good German by Joseph Kanon


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Summary

July 1945. The Allies are posturing amongst the ruins of Berlin and marking out their territory for what will be the boundaries of the Cold War. And no German admits to being a Nazi, especially those whose skills can be sold to one side or the other.

The Good German Summary

The Good German by Joseph Kanon

Jake Geismar cut his teeth as a foreign correspondent in pre-war Berlin. When he returns in 1945 to cover the Potsdam conference he finds the city unrecognisable - streets have vanished beneath the rubble, familiar landmarks truncated by high explosive. But amongst the ruins Berliners survive, including some he knew and, miraculously, his lost love, Lena. But in the way she would not leave with him before the war, Lena won't join him now without finding her husband and Emil has disappeared from the safe care of the Americans who, turning a blind eye to his links with Hitler, want his expertise as a rocket designer for themselves. Trawling through the shambles of the city, through the illegal night clubs and the thriving black market, Jake discovers that the twilight war of intrigue between west and east has already begun and that he could quite easily be one of its first casualties. This is a novel of war, an action thriller, a tale of raw emotion and survival. Above all it is a tour de force of the triumph of humanity over man's depravity.

The Good German Reviews

Ever since A Close Run Thing (where we met Captain Hervey of the 6th Light Dragoons, who fought at Waterloo), we have followed the fortunes and misfortunes of that worthy soldier. Here, as the story opens, Hervey, now plain Mister, is in Rome with his sister Elizabeth. The year is 1819, and Hervey's beloved wife Henrietta is dead. A chance meeting with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley leads him back to London, where he purchases a new commission in his former regiment. Before long he and his soldiers are embarked for India where they will meet a formidable enemy whose warboats are already being assembled. It is, as one would expect, a tale of action, always exciting and confirming Hervey as a worthy hero to command our interest.

About Joseph Kanon

Joe Kanon was a publisher for many years, but turned poacher by becoming a novelist with his first, bestselling thriller LOS ALAMOS, which was awarded the Edgar for the best first novel of 1997.

Additional information

GOR003909654
9780316646338
0316646334
The Good German by Joseph Kanon
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Little, Brown & Company
20020307
496
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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