Joseph Kanon is the internationally bestselling author of ten novels, which have been published in twenty-four languages: Los Alamos, which won the Edgar Award for best first novel; The Good German, which was made into a film starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett; The Prodigal Spy, Alibi, which earned Kanon the Hammett Award of the International Association of Crime Writers; Leaving Berlin and Defectors.
He is also a recipient of The Anne Frank Human Writers Award for his writings on the aftermath of the Holocaust. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a book publishing executive. He lives in New York City with his wife, literary agent Robin Straus. They have two sons.
Books in order of publication:
Los Alamos – 1997
The Prodigal Spy – 1998
The Good German – 2001
The Alibi – 2005
Stardust – 2009
Istanbul Passage – 2012
Leaving Berlin – 2014
Defectors – 2017
The Accomplice – 2019
The Berlin Exchange – 2022
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