Stardust: A Novel (Kindle Edition) by Joseph Kanon (Author)

BUYING GUIDE. Starred Review. James Ellroy fans will find a lot to like in this gritty look at post-WWII Hollywood from Edgar-winner Kanon (Los Alamos). Ben Collier, recently returned to the U.S. from service in the Signal Corps in Europe, travels to California after his sister-in-law, Liesl, informs him that his director brother, Danny, has suffered a serious fall from a hotel window. Was it an accident or a suicide attempt? Ben arrives in time to witness his brother briefly emerge from a coma, but soon afterward Danny dies. While Liesl believes the suicide theory, Ben suspects someone pushed Danny out the window and turns amateur detective to identify the culprit. In a noirish twist, the widowed Liesl comes on to Ben. The stakes rise after Ben learns Danny was playing a part in an anticommunist crusade a congressman is launching against the film industry. Kanon perfectly balances action and introspection, while smoothly integrating such real-life figures as actress Paulette Goddard into the plot. (Sept.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Product Details
* Format: Kindle Edition
* File Size: 744 KB
* Print Length: 512 pages
* Publisher: Atria (September 29, 2009)
* Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
* Language: English

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