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Set in Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1945, Los Alamos is a novel by Joseph Kanon. The story revolves around the murder of Karl Bruner, a Manhattan Project security officer, and the investigation by intelligence officer Michael Connolly. The book combines historical fact and fiction to explore the moral dilemmas and consequences of the creation of the atomic bomb.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Joseph Kanon
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