Alibi by Joseph Kanon
Adam Miller 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 and mind.' Mail; 'A phenomenal third novel ... a fantastic read.' S. Express; 'Intelligent, compelling and 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 and women.' New York Times
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316730600 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316730602 |
| Title | Alibi |
| Author | Joseph Kanon |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2005-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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