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Jan 8, 2025 | 
fivebooks.com | Joseph Kanon |Kate Quinn |Jean Hanff Korelitz |Allison Brennan
From 1930s Shanghai to the literary scene in contemporary New York, the best mystery audiobooks of the past year, as chosen by editors at AudioFile magazine: Shanghai by by Joseph Kanon, narrated by Jonathan Davis Jonathan Davis digs deep into his narration toolbox in this atmospheric audiobook set in 1939. As the world prepares for war, displaced European Jews attempt a departure to parts unknown.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
spybrary.com | Joseph Kanon |Shane Whaley
On today’s episode, acclaimed spy authors Joseph Kanon and Paul Vidich sit down for an intriguing discussion that delves deep into the world of writing spy fiction. As many of you know, I’ve been lucky enough to share drinks, meals, and some unforgettable conversations with some of the best spy authors working today. And every time, I think to myself, “I wish I had brought a bug— or called Roddy Ho for some tech to record this!” Well, today, that wish comes true, well, kind of.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
journalgazette.net | Joseph Kanon |Helen Phillips |Rob Hart
These thrillers are newly available through the Allen County Public Library. “Shanghai”by Joseph Kanon After escaping the Gestapo, Daniel Lohr arrives in Shanghai, where glamor and squalor exist side by side. As he tries to navigate through his uncle’s world in the city’s fabled nightlife, he tries to stay one step ahead of murder and outrun his own past.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
bismarcktribune.com | Flynn Berry |Jacqueline Winspear |Joseph Kanon |Catherine Steadman
BOOKS | REVIEWSThere's a world of trouble in five new thrillers, with locations ranging from rural England to blood-spattered Madrid and 20th-century China. 'Trust Her'By Flynn BerryBerry's debut, "Under the Harrow," was a twisty thriller that began when a young woman went to the country to visit her sister, only to discover her corpse and a mess of secrets.
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Jul 20, 2024 | 
stltoday.com | Catherine Steadman |Joseph Kanon |Juan Gómez-jurado |Flynn Berry
There’s a world of trouble in four new thrillers, with locations ranging the Caribbean to blood-spattered Madrid and deceit-filled China. ‘Look in the Mirror’By Catherine SteadmanBoth the most surprising and, ultimately, disappointing book on this list is this British Virgin Islands-set puzzler.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
csmonitor.com | Sidney Morrison |Joseph Kanon |Clare Pooley |Lisa Wingate
From the savannas of West Africa to the canals of Italy, families are the glue that tie people’s lives together. Such relationships shape our understanding of the world and form the backdrop of our triumphs and defeats. From fiction to biography, the generational imprint is clear in many of the Monitor’s 10 best books of June. Why We Wrote ThisIf you’re looking for lively reads to tuck into your suitcase this summer, we have you covered.
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May 24, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Joseph Kanon
Arts & CultureBooksBookshelfSelected by Joseph Kanon, the author of ‘Istanbul Passage’ and the forthcoming novel ‘Shanghai.’May 24, 2024 9:59 am ETRefugees attempt to board a helicopter making a supply drop to U.S. forces north of Saigon on April 14, 1975. Photo: Bettmann/Getty ImagesOut of EgyptBy André Aciman (1994)1.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | Howard Norman |Ruby Todd |Joseph Kanon |Alejandro Nodarse
Howard Norman. Norton, $27.99 (240p) ISBN 978-1-324-07633-9Norman follows up The Ghost Clause with a stunning literary mystery set in 1918 Nova Scotia. On the same night a whale washes ashore in the small town of Parrsboro, bigamist Elizabeth Frame murders her second husband in their bed. Reporter Toby Havenshaw is assigned to cover the trial, but he’s more focused on reuniting with his wife, Amelia, a surgeon who’s just returned from the frontlines of WWI.
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Jun 19, 2023 | 
shepherd.com | James Stejskal |Charles McCarry |Michael Frost Beckner |Joseph Kanon
I love McCarry’s books because not only are they true to the genre, they arehistorically accurate (and often quite humorous). Moreover, his spy “tradecraft” works because he was a deep-cover CIA officer—the ones who get shot if they’re caught. His characters are realistic, not supermen—they have feelings, fears, and families—and they struggle against enormous odds.
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Apr 10, 2023 | 
calitreview.com | Joseph Kanon |Sam Stowe
Fiction Reviews Joseph Kanon’s summer potboiler is a weak whodunnit set in the seedy splendor of post-war Venice.
