Tag Archives: Alan Furst

Spies of the Balkans (Nigth Soldiers 11) by Alan Furst

Posted on November 16, 2018 by

Product info (from Goodreads): Greece, 1940. Not sunny vacation Greece: northern Greece, Macedonian Greece, Balkan Greece–the city of Salonika. In that ancient port, with its wharves and warehouses, dark lanes and Turkish mansions, brothels and tavernas, a tense political drama … Continue reading →

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Kingdom of Shadows (Night Soldiers 06) by Alan Furst

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

Product info: Nicolas Morath is an ex-pat from Hungary residing in Paris right before WWII. He is enjoying an easy life, working as an ad executive and seeing an attractive Argentine heiress called Cara. As the big conflict approaches his … Continue reading →

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Review: Dark Star (Night Soldiers 02) by Alan Furst + Paranormal Romance Parody part three

Posted on December 26, 2013 by

Synopsis: The book is set in Europe right before and during the Second World War – mostly in Germany but also in France, Soviet Union, Poland and Switzerland. It features Andre Szara, a Polish Jew with a  Russian passport, a … Continue reading →

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Review: Blood of Victory by Alan Furst

Posted on June 26, 2013 by

Book info: Form: e-book, pdf Target audience: adults Genre: historical spy thriller (WWII) Synopsis: Blood of Victory is a panoramic novel, moving between Istanbul, Bucharest, Paris, Sofia and the Black Sea coast, involving German Nazi officers,Turkish secret police, Russian chekhists, … Continue reading →

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