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Stardust

A Novel

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Stardust

By: Joseph Kanon
Narrated by: Boyd Gaines
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The acclaimed, bestselling author of The Good German and Los Alamos returns with his most absorbing and accomplished novel yet—a mesmerizing tale of Hollywood, postwar political intrigue, and one man's determination to learn the truth about his brother's death.

Hollywood, 1945. Ben Collier has just arrived from war-torn Europe to find his brother has died in mysterious circumstances. Why would a man with a beautiful wife, a successful movie career, and a heroic past choose to kill himself?

Ben enters the uneasy world beneath the glossy shine of the movie business, where politics and the dream factories collide and Communist witch hunts are rendering the biggest star makers vulnerable. Even here, where the devastation of Europe seems no more real than a painted movie set, the war casts long and dangerous shadows. When Ben learns troubling facts about his own family’s past and embarks on a love affair that never should have happened, he is caught in a web of deception that shakes his moral foundation to its core.

Rich with atmosphere and period detail, Stardust flawlessly blends fact and fiction into a haunting thriller evoking both the glory days of the movies and the emergence of a dark strain of American political life.©2009 Joseph Kanon; (P)2009 Simon & Schuster Historical Fiction Spies & Politics Suspense War Political Mystery Espionage Thriller & Suspense Fiction Amateur Sleuths Detective

Critic reviews

"Spectacular in every way...wonderfully imagined, wonderfully written, an urgent personal mystery set against the sweep of glamorous and sinister history. Joseph Kanon owns this corner of the literary landscape and it's a joy to see him reassert his title with such emphatic authority." -- Lee Child
"The new Joe Kanon is one of the best, Stardust is the perfect combination of intrigue and accurate history brought to life." -- Alan Furst
"Stardust is sensational! No one writes period fiction with the same style and suspense - not to mention substance - as Joseph Kanon. A terrific read." -- Scott Turow
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I was disappointed. It had the potential to be a good story and the narration was good but the abridgement was terrible. It seemed as if someone decided to just eliminate a page now and then which made the whole thing very uneven and disjointed, as well as confusing.

Good story, badly abridged

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I found the story to be totally incoherent, perhaps because it's abridged. If you're interested in this book, I strongly suggest finding an unabridged version.

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