Joe Kanon was a publisher for many years, but turned poacher by becoming a novelist with his first, bestselling thriller Los Alamos, which was awarded the Edgar for the best first novel of 1997.
Awards: Edgar (1998) see all
Genres: Historical, Thriller
Novels
Los Alamos (1997)
The Prodigal Spy (1998)
The Good German (2001)
Alibi (2005)
Stardust (2009)
Istanbul Passage (2012)
Leaving Berlin (2014)
Defectors (2017)
The Accomplice (2019)
The Berlin Exchange (2022)
Shanghai (2024)
The Prodigal Spy (1998)
The Good German (2001)
Alibi (2005)
Stardust (2009)
Istanbul Passage (2012)
Leaving Berlin (2014)
Defectors (2017)
The Accomplice (2019)
The Berlin Exchange (2022)
Shanghai (2024)
Non fiction show
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Joseph Kanon recommends

The Fire Agent (2026)
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The Borrowed Hills (2024)
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Point of Order (2024)
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"The courtroom seen from the Judge's bench-a legal thriller both entertaining and normally nuanced, filled with telling insider details."
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