Stardust - Couverture souple

Kanon, Joseph

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847376800 ISBN 13 : 9781847376800

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2009

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

'Spectacular in every way ... wonderfully imagined, wonderfully written, an urgent personal mystery set against the sweep of glamourous and sinister history'
Lee Child
A mesmerising tale of post-war espionage, and one man's determination to discover the truth about his brother's death …
Hollywood, 1945. Ben Collier returns from war to the news that his brother Daniel has died in mysterious circumstances. The papers say that it was an accident, but others suspect suicide. Daniel was a celebrated filmmaker; a heroic figure who helped many prominent German intellectuals escape Europe before the war and then settled in Los Angeles with his beautiful wife, Liesl. Why would a man with such a bright future take his own life? Could he have been murdered?
Ben is determined to uncover the truth. But beneath the surface shine of the movie business lies a darker world where even the biggest stars and star-makers are vulnerable to old secrets being exposed and old loyalties tested …
'Kanon is fast approaching the complexity and relevance not just of le Carré and Greene but even of Orwell' New York Times
'No one writes period fiction with the same style and suspense - not to mention substance - as Joseph Kanon. A terrific read'
Scott Turow
'Delectable … and Kanon renders it in sharp prose that's punched up by lines worthy of Bogart or Mitchum' Washington Post

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Hollywood, 1945. Ben Collier returns from war to the news that his filmmaker brother Daniel has died in mysterious circumstances -- the papers say it was an accident, but others suspect suicide. Daniel was a heroic figure who helped many prominent German intellectuals escape Europe before the war and then settled in Los Angeles with his beautiful wife, Liesl. Why would a man with such a bright future take his own life? Could he have been murdered?
Ben is determined to uncover the truth and uses his friendship with Continental Studios boss Sol Lasner to penetrate the maze of studio politics and Hollywood secrets. Beneath the surface shine of the movie business lies a darker world where even the biggest stars and star-makers are vulnerable to old secrets being exposed and old loyalties tested...

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1847376800
• ISBN 13: 9781847376800
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 512