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New York Times Bestseller: A provocative novel about one mans struggle with courage and his conscience at the height of McCarthyism. 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 political spectrum for his seemingly righteous actions. The Troubled Air Irwin Shaws second novel was published immediately before the author moved to Europe where he lived for the next twenty-five years. The story remains a powerful portrayal of a good decent man ensnared by the hysteria and cruelty of a dark period in American history.