The Troubled Air: A Novel

From the O. Henry Award–winning author of Rich Man, Poor Man, a provocative novel about a man's struggle with courage and conscience in the McCarthy era.

Clement Archer, head of a popular radio show, faces a profound dilemma: Five of his employees stand accused of being communists, and a magazine threatens disclosure unless Archer fires each and every one. Despite his efforts to meet his own moral standards and avoid self-incrimination, Archer finds himself hounded from both ends of the poli...