Los Alamos A Novel
Los Alamos A Novel by Joseph Kanon, published by Random House Publishing Group on September 4, 2018, is a reprint edition comprising 480 pages. Set in the spring of 1945, the narrative unfolds in a secluded community where some of the world’s brightest minds gather to work on the Manhattan Project. Amidst this backdrop of scientific brilliance and wartime urgency, the story follows Michael Connolly, who is tasked with investigating the murder of a security officer. As he navigates the complexities of this secretive environment, Connolly becomes entangled in a web of intrigue that challenges his moral compass.
Readers will find a blend of suspense and crime woven into a historical context, as Connolly’s investigation leads him deeper into the lives of the scientists and their families. The novel explores themes of love and betrayal against the backdrop of a pivotal moment in history, where the quest for knowledge intersects with personal dilemmas. With elements of thrill and romance, Los Alamos presents a multifaceted narrative that captures the tension of a world on the brink of transformation.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The suspense novel for all others to beat . . . [a] must read.”—The Denver Post
WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL
It is the spring of 1945, and in a dusty, remote community, the world’s most brilliant minds have come together in secret. Their mission: to split an atom and end a war. But among those who have come to Robert Oppenheimer ’s “enchanted campus” of foreign-born scientists, baffled guards, and restless wives is a simple man in search of a killer. Michael Connolly has been sent to the middle of nowhere to investigate the murder of a security officer on the Manhattan Project. But amid the glimmering cocktail parties and the staggering genius, Connolly will find more than he bargained for. Sleeping in a dead man’s bed and making love to another man’s wife, Connolly has entered the moral no-man’s-land of Los Alamos. For in this place of brilliance and discovery, hope and horror, Connolly is plunged into a shadowy war with a killer—as the world is about to be changed forever.
Praise for Los Alamos
“A magnificent work of fiction . . . a love story inside a murder mystery inside perhaps the most significant story of the twentieth century: the making of the atomic bomb.”—The Boston Globe
“Compelling . . . [Joseph Kanon] pulls the reader into a historical drama of excitement and high moral seriousness.” —The New York Times
“Thrilling . . . Kanon writes with the sure hand of a veteran and does a marvelous job.”—The Washington Post Book World
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