Alibi

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Postwar Venice thriller, love amidst lingering shadows.

"Alibi" weaves a compelling narrative that isn't just about the suspenseful unraveling of wartime secrets; it's a story that plunges you into the atmospheric canals of postwar Venice, where every shadow seems to whisper of the past. As a lover of historical novels that double as thrillers, you might find yourself drawn into the romance and tension that Joseph Kanon masterfully creates, experiencing the weight of history and the complexity of human relationships in a city trying to recover from war's indelible scars.

  • Hammett Prize (2005)
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Alibi

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ISBN: 9780805078862
Authors: Joseph Kanon
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Date of Publication: 2005-05-28
Format: Hardcover
Related Topics: Mystery, World War II, Thriller, Suspense
Goodreads rating: 3.57
(rated by 2447 readers)

Description

From the bestselling author of Los Alamos and The Good German comes a riveting tale of love, revenge, and murder set in postwar Venice. It is 1946, and a stunned Europe is beginning its slow recovery from the ravages of World War II. Adam Miller has come to Venice to visit his widowed mother and try to forget the horrors he has witnessed as a U.S. Army war crimes investigator in Germany. Nothing has changed in Venice—not the beautiful palazzi, not the violins at Florian's, not the shifting water that makes the city, untouched by bombs, still seem a dream. But when Adam falls in love with Claudia, a Jewish woman scarred by her devastating experiences during the war, he is forced to confront another Venice, a city still at war with itself, haunted by atrocities it would rather forget. Everyone, he discovers, has been compromised by the Occupation—the international set drinking at Harry's, the police who kept order for the Germans, and most of all Gianni Maglione, the suave and enigmatic Venetian who happens to be his mother's new suitor. And when, finally, the troubled past erupts in violent murder, Adam finds himself at the center of a web of deception, intrigue, and unexpected moral dilemmas. When is murder acceptable? What are the limits of guilt? How much is someone willing to pay for a perfect alibi? Using the piazzas and canals of Venice as an
 

Postwar Venice thriller, love amidst lingering shadows.

"Alibi" weaves a compelling narrative that isn't just about the suspenseful unraveling of wartime secrets; it's a story that plunges you into the atmospheric canals of postwar Venice, where every shadow seems to whisper of the past. As a lover of historical novels that double as thrillers, you might find yourself drawn into the romance and tension that Joseph Kanon masterfully creates, experiencing the weight of history and the complexity of human relationships in a city trying to recover from war's indelible scars.

  • Hammett Prize (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.