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Joseph Kanon


USA flag (b.1946)

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)
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Awards
1998 Edgar Award for Best First Novel : Los Alamos

Award nominations
1998 Barry Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Los Alamos


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The Fire Agent (2026)
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The Borrowed Hills (2024)
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Point of Order (2024)
(Judge Norcross, book 3)
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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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