![]() ![]() Look at the books he has turned out over the past decade and more: From 1988's Night Soldiers through this current work, each features an utterly vivid setting, from Paris to Warsaw and Berlin to Istanbul, with Amsterdam's numerous train stations in between.įurst's spy novels derive their authenticity from a thousand details: the nicknames for prostitutes of a certain Paris district, the description of the insignia on the old Hungarian currency, the taste of a certain French country cheese. On the face of it, the creation of atmosphere would appear to be both Furst's greatest strength and his stylistic signature. ![]() This fine mix gives the brutal military and social history of Europe in World War II a feeling perspective. Spies of the Balkans takes us to Salonika in 1940 - just as Mussolini has decided to invade Greece - and carries us along with convincing historical details and heart-pounding plot-making. In the latest of what he calls "historical espionage" novels, spy writer Alan Furst is working at the top of his powers. ![]()
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