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The Prodigal Spy
Joseph Kanon
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Description for The Prodigal Spy
Paperback. A story of fathers and sons and the loyalties that transcend borders by the author of Leaving Berlin. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
It is 1950 and communists are being hunted across America. When Walter Kotlar is accused of being a spy by the House Un-American Activities Committee, his young son Nick destroys a piece of evidence only he knows about. But before the hearing can conclude, Walter flees the country, leaving behind his family...and a key witness lying dead, apparently having committed suicide. Nineteen years later, Nick gets a second chance to discover the truth when a beautiful journalist brings a message from his long-lost father, and Nick follows her into Soviet-occupied Prague for a painful reunion and the discovery of ... Read more
It is 1950 and communists are being hunted across America. When Walter Kotlar is accused of being a spy by the House Un-American Activities Committee, his young son Nick destroys a piece of evidence only he knows about. But before the hearing can conclude, Walter flees the country, leaving behind his family...and a key witness lying dead, apparently having committed suicide. Nineteen years later, Nick gets a second chance to discover the truth when a beautiful journalist brings a message from his long-lost father, and Nick follows her into Soviet-occupied Prague for a painful reunion and the discovery of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751561593
SKU
V9780751561593
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About 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.
Reviews for The Prodigal Spy
The Prodigal Spy is a mystery and a novel of ideas - Allan Massie It is Kanon's political maturity and understanding that make this novel something quite unusual - Scotsman A wonderfully fluent writer with a gift for honed dialogue - Observer That rare thing - a thriller to stimulate heart and mind - Daily Mail on ... Read more