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title: "Stardust: A gripping historical thriller from the author of Leaving Berlin"
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# Stardust: A gripping historical thriller from the author of Leaving Berlin

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent return to form
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 August 2010*

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel which marks a great return to form by Joseph Kanon after the disappointing "Alibi". The setting of Hollywood immediately after World War 2 with the first rumblings of the coming McCarthy witchhunts amid the German colony of exiles is brilliantly drawn. Ben Collier returns from the war to California to investigate the mysterious death of his film maker brother and becomes embroiled in the politics and tensions of Hollywood as it emerges into the post-war world of new challenges,threats and Unamerican activities. Collier is a masterful creation as he digs deeper into the apparent suicide of his brother andcome to terms with conflicts between old loyalties, the mystique of film making and the new politics. The beautiful and fascinating Liesl, his brother's widow, is only one of the range of complex protagonists he encounters in his search for the truth.A superbly written, gripping and profound novel of the unreal world of 1945 Hollywood and the realities of the new American Century.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A long read, but worth it
  

*by K***A on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 May 2011*

I've read and enjoyed all this author's novels, but found this one a long haul. He has touched on the same subject in 'the prodigal spy'. I like the way that as you read his stories you get a history lesson but in an interesting way. There is certainly mystery here. it is a good whodunnit, with a slight twist. There is some action, especially at the end. The end reminded me ofa certain Woody Allen film. But I digress.I kept imagining Ingrid Bergman as the character, Liesl.As another reviewer has written, worth sticking with to the end,Oh yes, the paperback by Simon and Schuster has a classier cover that matches the style of the previous books, rather than that one showing here.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A long novel set at a memorable time in America's history
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 September 2020*

I am a fan of Joseph Kanon but this is my least favourite of his novels so far (I have two more to read).  I was not so familiar with the history of the period (I am English) and found it interesting as was the Hollywood background.  The trouble with this book was that it needed a good editor to cut about 100 pages because the immense detail slowed the action down considerably.  It took me much longer to read than usual and I almost gave up.  I usually enjoy Joseph Kanon because of the detailed research but this time there was too much of it.  Aside from that, the plot was interesting as it carefully unravelled

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