Stardust by Joseph Kanon
Hollywood, 1945. Ben Collier has just arrived from war-torn Europe to find his brother has died in mysterious circumstances. Why would a man with a beautiful wife, a successful movie career, and a heroic past choose to kill himself? Ben enters the uneasy world beneath the glossy shine of the movie business, where politics and the dream factories collide and Communist witch hunts are rendering the biggest star makers vulnerable. Even here, where the devastation of Europe seems no more real than a painted movie set, the war casts long and dangerous shadows. When Ben learns troubling facts about his own family's past and embarks on a love affair that never should have happened, he is caught in a web of deception that shakes his moral foundation to its core. Rich with atmosphere and period detail, Stardust flawlessly blends fact and fiction into a haunting thriller evoking both the glory days of the movies and the emergence of a dark strain of American political life.The Accomplice, Defectors, Leaving Berlin, Istanbul Passage, Los Alamos, The Prodigal Spy, Alibi, Stardust, and The Good German, which was adapted into a big film picture starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett, are among Joseph Kanon's Edgar Award-winning novels. He currently resides in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781439156148 |
| ISBN 10 | 143915614X |
| Title | Stardust |
| Author | Joseph Kanon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Other book format |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2009-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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