Once again, Furst succeeds in turning human history into tense, humane - and in parts surprisingly sexy - drama

MAIL ON SUNDAY

a more more-ish read than the vast majority of more meaty, formula-driven thrillers

SUNDAY TIMES

When the theme is espionage during the dark days of wartime Europe, Alan Furst is one of its elite novelists.

THE TIMES

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Eloquently told, with Furst's customary mastery of both atmosphere and character - not to mention his delicate touch with tension - it is confirmation he is a writer without peer in the recreation of wartime espionage.

DAILY MAIL

More tales of derring-do against the Nazis from the excellent Furst

THE SUN

Spring, 1941. Britain is losing the war. Paris is occupied by the Nazis, dark and silent at night. But when the clouds part, and moonlight floods the city, a Resistance leader called Mathieu steps out to begin his work. The fighters of the French Resistance are determined not to give up. These courageous men and women - young and old, aristocrats and nightclub owners, teachers and students - help downed British airmen reach the border with Spain. In farmhouses and rural churches, in secret hotels, and on the streets, they risk everything to open Europe's sealed doors and lead Allied fighters to freedom. But as the military police heightens surveillance, Mathieu and his team face a new threat, dispatched from the Reich to destroy them all.
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The alternative le Carré: Alan Furst returns with his most commercial novel to date, a nail-biting spy story set against the French Resistance. It was Top 20 in hardback.
Once again, Furst succeeds in turning human history into tense, humane - and in parts surprisingly sexy - drama
Furst's ability to recreate the terrors of espionage is matchless - Robert HarrisIn the world of the espionage thriller, Alan Furst is in a class of his own - William BoydAs delicately crafted as John le Carre at the height of his George Smiley years, it is a delight from the first page to the last... Seductive, unexpectedly sexy... It is quite superb - Daily Mail on Spies of the BalkansDazzling... If you are a John le Carre fan, this is definitely a novel for you - James Patterson on Mission to Paris
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The alternative le Carre: Alan Furst returns with his most commercial novel to date, a nail-biting spy story set against the French Resistance. It was Top 20 in hardback.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781474602921
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Vekt
220 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256

Forfatter

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Alan Furst is widely recognised as the master of the historical spy novel. Now translated into eighteen languages, he is the author of fourteen novels including MIDNIGHT IN EUROPE, SPIES OF THE BALKANS - a TV Book Club choice - THE SPIES OF WARSAW, which became a BBC mini-series starring David Tennant and THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. Born in New York, he lived for many years in Paris, and now lives on Long Island.

www.alanfurst.net