Los Alamos (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook

" Kind of a dry book. "

" Couldn't get into it. Maybe another time. "

" Despite the scientific history in the background of this murder novel, the Manhattan Project, it drags and I didn't identify in any way with any character. "

" This is a solid read, a murder/spy mystery set at Los Alamos, New Mexico, where the atom bomb was developed during World War 2. Fairly well written, with a decent story line, I really kept reading so that I could learn a little about the people who worked on that momentous project. "

" A good read! A nice little murder/spy story with some historical background thrown in. Takes place at Los Alamos (natch) in the days leading up to the first A-bomb test. Had to check Kanon out, as he's compared to Graham Greene and Le Carre on his Wikipedia page. I'm not so sure about that comparison, but I will be reading his next novel, The Prodigal Spy, soon. "

" I really enjoyed this historical mystery set within the compound of Los Alamos in the spring of 1945. A man is found beaten to death. It looks like an ordinary passion-driven murder, but is it? "

" A literate and literary thriller writer. "

" Fascinating setting (Manhattan-era Los Alamos, New Mexico), run-of-the-mill murder mystery plot. "

" Enjoyable read. Kanon does a good job of setting the historical pieces in place, and the story is good, too. It occasionally felt a bit disjointed, but was worth it in the end. "

" I thought this was his best book. Also enjoyed: The Good German; Alibi; The Prodigal Spy. "

" An interesting look into what life must have been like living is Los Alamos during the development of the atomic bomb. Unfortunately I thought the main character was an a--hole and there was too much 'love story' that took focus away from the main story. "

" Joseph Kanon won ad Edgar in 1998 for this book. The book takes place in 1945 with the atom bomb program. Very absorbing. "

" Did not finish, stopped about at about 3/4 of the book. Wanted to like it to but neither plot or main characters were sufficiently compelling. "

" Thought this would be a murder mystery set in 1945 in Los Alamos. It was, but there was a complicated love story that took up half the novel. Plus the investigator barely investigated. Giev it a miss. "

" Never really read this completely. We discussed it in our bookclub but no one liked it. "

" Very interesting fictional account of some very real events at Los Alamos "

" Fantastic. A love story/murder mystery/spy story set at the birth of the Atomic age. Oppenheimer and crew make appearances (as major characters) and the just-starting Cold War paranoia creates a nice amount of tension. A great first novel. "

" really not getting into it yet. It seems to be dragging along so far. "

" I started it, but didn't finish. I didn't appreciate the morals of the man coming to solve a murder and consumed with seducing a married woman.I don't need this kind of junk. "

" An intriguing story built around a mysterious locale in World War II. Great suspense with a love story on the side. "

" With the exception of a stupidly gratuitous sex scene, this book about the Manhattan Project (development of the atom bomb)kept me turning the pages as fast I could read. "

" A 1945 murder mystery that takes place within the Manhattan Project complex. "

" Never really read this completely. We discussed it in our bookclub but no one liked it. "

" Since, I'm such a fan of all things related to the Manhattan Project, I am heavily biased, but I still think this first novel by Joseph Kanon remains his best. "

" A great period piece w/ a mystery to add to the excitement. "

" This was actually a reread from years before but I did not remember it all that well. Good plot and characters. "