{"product_id":"the-accomplice-4","title":"Joseph Kanon: The Accomplice [2019] paperback","description":"'\u003cb\u003eGripping and authentic \u003c\/b\u003e. . . A thoroughly satisfying piece of entertainment that extends a tentacle into some serious moral reflection' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eHeartrending reading\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Buenos Aires in the 1960s, home to remnants of the Third Reich in exile, is brought\u003cb\u003e chillingly to life \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003eAn engrossing read\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eAdam LeBor, \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heart-pounding and intelligent espionage novel about a Nazi war criminal who was supposed to be dead, the rogue CIA agent on his trail, and the beautiful woman connected to them both. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Seventeen years after the fall of the Third Reich, Max Weill has never forgotten the atrocities he saw as a prisoner at Auschwitz-nor the face of Dr Otto Schramm, a camp doctor who worked with Mengele on appalling experiments and who sent Max's family to the gas chambers. As the war came to a close, Schramm was one of the many high-ranking former-Nazi officers who managed to escape Germany for new lives in South America.  There, leaders like Argentina's Juan Peron gave them safe harbour and new identities.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With his life nearing its end, Max asks his nephew Aaron Wiley-an American CIA desk analyst-to complete the task Max never could: to track down Otto in Argentina, capture him and bring him back to Germany to stand trial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Unable to distinguish allies from enemies, Aaron will ultimately have to discover not only Otto, but the boundaries of his own personal morality, how far he is prepared to go to render justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE ACCOMPLICE\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Joseph Kanon is on adventurous form in his ninth novel'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Kanon ratchets up both the sense of mystery and element of excitement . . . Keeps his reader hooked and tearing through the pages . . . \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerald \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Accomplice \u003c\/i\u003eis a top-notch historical thriller that combines style, excitement and intelligent story-telling to stunning effect' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNB Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Kanon clearly occupies the territory once so clearly staked out by Graham Greene . . . packed with atmosphere and well-developed plot' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR JOSEPH KANON: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eJoseph Kanon owns this corner of the literary landscape\u003c\/b\u003e and it's a joy to see him reassert his title with such\u003cb\u003e emphatic authority\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eSensational!\u003c\/b\u003e No one writes period fiction with the same style and suspense - not to mention substance - as Joseph Kanon' \u003cb\u003eScott Turow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Kanon is \u003cb\u003efast approaching the complexity and relevance not just of le Carre and Greene but even of Orwell\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eClever, devious\u003c\/b\u003e and morally complex' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The \u003cb\u003eperfect combination of intrigue and accurate history \u003c\/b\u003ebrought to life' \u003cb\u003eAlan Furst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Joseph Kanon continues to demonstrate that he is up there with \u003cb\u003ethe very best...of spy thriller writers\u003c\/b\u003e...Kanon \u003cb\u003ewrites beautifully, superbly\u003c\/b\u003e . . . he is \u003cb\u003ethe master of the shadows of the era\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The critical stock of Joseph Kanon is high, and Defectors will add further lustre to his reputation...There are \u003cb\u003epleasing echoes here\u003c\/b\u003e of the \"entertainments\" of \u003cb\u003eGraham Greene\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Kanon, Joseph","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":50522998112595,"sku":"XG81471162664","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/kanon-joseph-the-accomplice-xg81471162664-1144641864.jpg?v=1741219324","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-accomplice-4","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}