Joseph Kanon Knihy

Takovéhle příběhy uměl napsat jen Erich Maria Remarque Může se člověk zachovat správně, když má na výběr jen dvě špatné možnosti? Těsně po druhé světové válce je Istanbul místem tajných spojenectví a spiknutí, zároveň jako křižovatka cest z východu na západ a obráceně nabízí nejlepší úkryt špionům, obchodníkům s informacemi, ale i zuboženým uprchlíkům. Američan Leon Bauer pracuje pro americkou tajnou službu. Když je uzavřen mír, Leon si pomalu začne balit, pak však dostane poslední úkol: Postarat se o špiona, kterého Američané potřebují dostat za hranice, a kterého by rádi získali i Rusové. Jakmile si ho Leon převezme, zjistí, že ho pronásledují dvě mocnosti, několik tajných služeb, turecká policie – a jeho vlastní svědomí. Navíc mu do života nečekaně vstoupí láska... Leon stojí před rozhodnutím: Je ochoten chránit život nemorálního člověka, za nějž převzal odpovědnost, za každou cenu?

Fiktivní dobrodružný román s kriminální zápletkou se vrací do roku 1945, kdy se chýlí ke konci práce na atomové bombě a v Los Alamos je nalezen mrtvý jeden z příslušníků bezpečnostní služby utajovaného výzkumného centra. Vyšetřovatel, civilní pracovník tajné služby, který je pověřen tímto případem, si brzy uvědomí, že nejprve bude muset proniknout do místní uzavřené společnosti emigrantů a idealistických vědců, pro které je vražda nepříjemnou nutností, jak ukončit brutální válku. Teprve pak může rozmotávat propletené vzájemné vztahy, motivy i pochybné cíle jednotlivců.

From internationally bestselling author Joseph Kanon, hailed by the Sunday Times as ‘the most accomplished spy novelist working today’, comes a thriller set in WW2 Shanghai, a seductive and corrupt setting defined by wealth, crime and a dazzling nightlife.

I 1950 hopper en departementschef i det amerikanske udenrigsministerium af til Østeuropa. Tyve år senere kontakter han sin søn fra Prag, og snart er sønnen fanget ind i en spionhistorie med dobbeltagenter og råddenskab i den politiske top

With World War II ending, Jake Geismar, a former CBS Berlin correspondent, secures a press slot at the Potsdam Conference to cover the Allied occupation. His personal goal is to find Lena, the German mistress he left behind. When an American soldier's murder occurs on the conference grounds, Jake believes he has uncovered the key to his Berlin story. Instead, he uncovers a deeper narrative of corruption and intrigue within the occupation. Berlin in July 1945 is a unique mix of tragedy and chaotic celebration, reflecting the aftermath of war. As Jake searches for Lena amid the ruins, he witnesses the profound displacement and degradation caused by years of conflict. While investigating the soldier's death, he realizes that Berlin is a city rife with secrets and simmering social and political tensions. The intertwining of his two quests reveals that the American Military Government is already preparing for a new conflict in the east, identifying "good Germans" to aid in the next war. Overarching this is a monumental crime that seems, ironically, beyond punishment. Blending murder mystery, love story, and a vivid historical portrait, this narrative stands as a compelling thriller.

Amesmerising tale of old Hollywood glamour and post-war espionage from the author of The Good German.

From master of suspense Joseph Kanon, author of the bestsellers Istanbul Passage and Leaving Berlin, an espionage thriller set at the height of the Cold War, when a captured American who has spied for the KGB is swapped by the British for some German students and returns to East Berlin needing to know who arranged his release and what they want from him.

A heart-pounding and intelligent espionage novel about a Nazi war criminal who was supposed to be dead, the rogue CIA agent on his trail, and the beautiful woman connected to them both

"In 1949, Frank Weeks, fair-haired boy of the newly formed CIA, was exposed as a Communist spy and fled the country to vanish behind the Iron Curtain. Now, twelve years later, he has written his memoirs, a KGB- approved project almost certain to be an international bestseller, and has asked his brother Simon, a publisher, to come to Moscow to edit the manuscript. It's a reunion Simon both dreads and longs for. The book is sure to be filled with mischief and misinformation; Frank's motives suspect, the CIA hostile. But the chance to see Frank, his adored older brother, proves irresistible. And at first Frank is still Frank--the same charm, the same jokes, the same bond of affection that transcends ideology. Then Simon begins to glimpse another Frank, still capable of treachery, still actively working for "the service." He finds himself dragged into the middle of Frank's new scheme, caught between the KGB and the CIA in a fatal cat and mouse game that only one of the brothers is likely to survive."--

From the author of The Good German(made in a film starring George Clooney) comes a sweeping novel set in post-war Berlin. Alex Meier, a young Jewish writer, fled the Nazis for America before the war. But the politics of his youth have now put him in the crosshairs of the McCarthy witch-hunts. Faced with deportation and the loss of his family, he makes a desperate bargain with the fledgling CIA: he will earn his way back to America by acting as their agent in his native Berlin. But almost from the start things go fatally wrong. Filled with intrigue and the moral ambiguity of conflicted loyalties, Leaving Berlinis a masterfu thriller and a love story that brings a shadowy period of history vividly to life.

Set against the enchanting backdrop of postwar Venice, this gripping narrative weaves together themes of love, revenge, and murder. The story unfolds as characters navigate the complexities of their relationships and the haunting memories of war, revealing deep emotional undercurrents and moral dilemmas. Joseph Kanon's expert storytelling immerses readers in a richly atmospheric world, exploring the intersection of personal and historical conflicts in a city that holds both beauty and darkness.

Berlino, 1949. A quattro anni dalla fine della guerra, la città è ancora piena di macerie. La parte occidentale sopravvive a malapena grazie ai rifornimenti che arrivano per via aerea; a est il desiderio di ricostruzione è compromesso dalla Guerra Fredda. Lo spionaggio e il mercato nero sono all'ordine del giorno. Alex Meier, un giovane scrittore ebreo, è sfuggito ai nazisti prima della guerra e si è rifugiato in America. Ma a causa degli ideali politici della sua giovinezza è ormai nel mirino di McCarthy. Di fronte alla possibilità di essere deportato e di perdere la sua famiglia, fa un affare disperato con la neonata potrà tornare in America dopo che avrà lavorato come agente segreto nella sua Berlino. Ma le cose non vanno un rapimento non riuscito, un agente tedesco ucciso, e Alex si trova a essere un ricercato. Peggio ancora, scopre che il suo vero incarico è spiare la donna che ha lasciato, l'unica che abbia mai amato. Cambiare bandiera a Berlino è facile, ma ci sono limiti morali che non possono essere oltrepassati...