Los Alamos
The relentlessly gripping thriller set in Robert Oppenheimer's Manhattan Project
$38.05
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2017
Summary
‘Brilliantly captures the burgeoning Cold War paranoia’ - Observer
Elegantly written and deftly constructed, LOS ALAMOS is the stunning debut novel of the author of LEAVING BERLIN and THE GOOD GERMAN.
Spring 1945. As work on the first atomic bomb nears completion in New Mexico, Karl Bruner, a Manhattan Project security officer, is found murdered.
Michael Connolly, the intelligence officer brought in to crack Bruner’s case, soon discov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751569261 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0751569267 |
| Author: | Joseph Kanon |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2017 |
| Weight: | 396g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 124mm x 38mm |
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Critics Review
Well written, nicely constructed, enthralling - Time Out
Brilliantly captures the burgeoning cold-war paranoia - ObserverEchoes Robert Harris’ Enigma - Daily TelegraphThis debut could do for the Manhattan Project what Enigma did for Bletchley Park - BooksellerAbout The Author
Joseph Kanon
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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