Alibi

Alibi

by JosephKanon (Author)

Synopsis

Adam Miller had had a long war, and when the US Army let him go he made his way to Venice where his mother was trying to recreate her pre-war life. Exhausted both in body and spirit the pace of the ancient city began to heal him, and when he met Claudia, an Italian Jewess, he was ripe for seduction. Claudia's war had been worse, and after Mussolini's downfall she was quickly betrayed to the SS. While she survived her father didn't and to her horror she discovers that the man who was responsible for them being sent to the camp is about to become her new lover's step-father. In a violent confrontation Adam and Claudia are left needing to create an unbreakable alibi, which they do, but to uphold it Adam must establish what really happened to these people and in doing so exposes the ambiguity of morality in peace and in war, and has to grapple with the questions of what is good or evil, what is right or wrong, and does truth really matter?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 512
Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks
Published: 01 Jun 2006

ISBN 10: 0751539104
ISBN 13: 9780751539103

Media Reviews
'Magnificent' Minette Walters 'Kanon writes for grown-ups, not for day-dreamers. That's why he is so good.' Allan Massie, Scotsman 'That rare thing - a thriller to stimulate heart & mind.' Mail 'A phenomenal third novel ... a fantastic read.' S. Express 'Intelligent, compelling & profoundly thought-provoking.' Herald 'Provocative, fully realised fiction that explores, as only fiction can, the reality of history as it is lived by individual men & women.' New York Times
Author Bio
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.