The Glass Forest

by Lisa Lieberman

Overview

Saigon, 1957: Banished from the set of The Quiet American, actress Cara Walden stumbles onto a communist insurgency-and discovers her brother's young Vietnamese lover right in the thick of it. A bittersweet story of love and betrayal set in the early years of American involvement in the country, Lisa Lieberman's tribute to Graham Greene shows us a Vietnam already simmering with discontent.

"Lisa Lieberman hits the sweet spot between Casablanca and John le Carré" --Clea Simon, bestselling mystery author of A Spell of Murder

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780998983738
Publisher:	Passport Press
Publication date:	12/10/2019
Series:	Cara Walden Mystery , #3
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.49(d)

Editorial Reviews

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE GLASS FOREST

“Dripping with atmosphere and steeped in political intrigue, The Glass Forest channels Graham Greene to perfection. Don’t miss this gem.”—Rick Mofina, USA Today bestselling author of The Lying House

“The Glass Forest is a gorgeous tapestry of the sights, sounds, culture, and politics of pre-war Vietnam. Wrapping fascinating detail in lush, flawless prose, Lieberman creates a reading experience that is riveting and immersive from the first page to the last. But what makes The Glass Forest truly masterful is her cast of nuanced characters, American, French, and Vietnamese, whose individual passions and allegiances play out in unexpected ways in the powerful cross-currents of a shifting society. I was sorry when the novel ended.”—Elisabeth Elo, author of Finding Katarina M. and North of Boston

“Lisa Lieberman infuses The Glass Forest with the extensive research, interesting film history, well-drawn characters, and pure excitement that are the hallmarks of the Cara Walden mysteries, this time taking the action to 1957 Vietnam during the filming of The Quiet American. What results is an adventure story that draws from authors like Graham Greene and exploits of actual historical figures, and yet remains wholly original as Cara delves into the people and culture of a country transitioning out of a century of colonialism and on the brink of war. A must read for history buffs and fans of classic film!”—Edwin Hill, author of the critically-acclaimed Hester Thursby mystery series

Reading Lisa Lieberman's new Cara Walden mystery, The Glass Forest, is like revisiting old and admired friends. It's a joy to catch up with Cara, Gray and Jakub and follow their latest adventures. As always, Lieberman's prose is precise and fluent, and she provides the reader with a wonderful sense of place – this time 1950s Vietnam – and weaves that feeling of authenticity into an elegant tale full of intrigue and tough but crucial choices. Highly recommended! --Jim Nichols, winner of the 2016 Maine Book Award for fiction and author of Blue Summer

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