{"product_id":"2940170710737","title":"Stardust","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE ACCLAIMED, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE GOOD GERMAN\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eLOS ALAMOS\u003c\/i\u003e RETURNS\u003cbr\u003e WITH HIS MOST ABSORBING AND ACCOMPLISHED\u003cbr\u003e NOVEL YET -- A MESMERIZING TALE OF HOLLYWOOD,\u003cbr\u003e POSTWAR POLITICAL INTRIGUE, AND ONE MAN'S\u003cbr\u003e DETERMINATION TO LEARN THE TRUTH\u003cbr\u003e ABOUT HIS BROTHER'S DEATH.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hollywood, 1945. Ben Collier has just arrived from wartorn Europe to find that his brother, Daniel, has died in mysterious circumstances. Why would a man with a beautiful wife, a successful career in the movies, and a heroic past choose to kill himself? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Determined to uncover the truth, Ben enters the maze of the studio system and the uneasy world beneath the glossy shine of the movie business. For this is the moment when politics and the dream factories are beginning to collide as Communist witch hunts render the biggest stars and star makers vulnerable. Even here, where the devastation of Europe seems no more real than a painted movie set, the war casts long and dangerous shadows. When Ben learns troubling facts about his own family's past, he is caught in the middle of a web of deception that shakes his moral foundation to its core. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rich with atmosphere and period detail, \u003ci\u003eStardust\u003c\/i\u003e flawlessly blends fact and fiction into a haunting thriller evoking both the glory days of the movies and the emergence of a dark strain of American political life. It brilliantly proves why Joseph Kanon has been hailed as the \"heir apparent to Graham Greene\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169381007600,"sku":"2940170710737","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170710737_p0.jpg?v=1763715491","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170710737","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}