The Good German

First UK edition. 8vo. 482pp. Pictorial wraps.

A New York Times 'Notable Book' for 2001. Author's third novel, set in the ruins of post-war Berlin where CBS correspondent Jake Geismar has gone to cover the Potsdam conference and look for his missing mistress. A murdered American G.I. washing up on the conference lakeshore grounds might just provide the key that will unlock his conundrum. Basis for the 2006 Steven Soderbergh film starring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, and Tobey Maguire.

"A terrific book. Kanon is the heir apparent to Graham Greene and early-and mid-passage le Carré, for he writes of moral quandaries that are real and not created to drive a plot. The multi-layered story is beautifully told." –The Boston Globe