Alibi by Joseph Kanon

Alibi by Joseph Kanon

Adam Miller had had a long war, and when the US Army let him go he made his way to Venice where his mother was trying to recreate her pre-war life. Exhausted both in body and spirit the pace of the ancient city began to heal him, and when he met Claudia, an Italian Jewess, he was ripe for seduction. Claudia's war had been worse, and after Mussolini's downfall she was quickly betrayed to the SS. While she survived her father didn't and to her horror she discovers that the man who was responsible for them being sent to the camp is about to become her new lover's step-father. In a violent confrontation Adam and Claudia are left needing to create an unbreakable alibi, which they do, but to uphold it Adam must establish what really happened to these people and in doing so exposes the ambiguity of morality in peace and in war, and has to grapple with the questions of what is good or evil, what is right or wrong, and does truth really matter?

'Magnificent' Minette Walters 'Kanon writes for grown-ups, not for day-dreamersThat's why he is so good.' Allan Massie, Scotsman 'That rare thing - a thriller to stimulate heart & mind.' Mail 'A phenomenal third novel ... a fantastic read.' S. Express 'Intelligent, compelling & profoundly thought-provoking.' Herald 'Provocative, fully realised fiction that explores, as only fiction can, the reality of history as it is lived by individual men & women.' New York Times

Joseph Kanon is the author of Los Alamos (winner of the Edgar Award), The Prodigal Spy and The Good German. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a publishing executive. He lives in New York City.

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ISBN 13	9780751539103
ISBN 10	0751539104
Title	Alibi
Author	Joseph Kanon
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2006-06-01
Number of pages	512
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