Suspect red
Sound recording - 2017
In 1950s Washington, D.C., teenaged Richard, a bookworm whose father works for the FBI, experiences effects of McCarthyism, beginning with book banning and ending with a threat to his half-Czech friend.
- Subjects
- Genres
- Historical fiction
Children's audiobooks - Published
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[Ashland, OR] :
Blackstone Audio
[2017]
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Language
- English
- Item Description
- Title from container.
- Physical Description
- 6 audio discs (7 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBN
- 9781538429846
- Main Author
- Other Authors
A tale inspired by the suspicion and xenophobia of the McCarthy era follows the friendship between an FBI employee's son and a Czechoslovakian newcomer who share a common interest in literature until their bond is tested by spiraling national paranoia. By the award-winning author of Under a War-Torn Sky. Simultaneous.
Review by Publisher Summary 2In 1950s Washington, D.C., teenaged Richard, a bookworm whose father works for the FBI, experiences effects of McCarthyism, beginning with book banning and ending with a threat to his half-Czech friend.