Lehrter Station (John Russell, #5) in Espionage Aficionados

Sep 16, 2013 Elli rated it it was amazing

Shelves: germany, world-war-2, espionage

Lehrter Station (John Russell, #5) by David Dowling. I really liked this book. It's the first David Downing book I've read and it won't be the last. John Russell is the key character and his other half, Effi is a German actress who also insisted he leave when the going got rough and unsteady with the Nazi's in power. They were reunited after the war when he came back, hopefully to find some journalism work as well as reunite with the family...at least for the time being. 'Nuff said about the plo ...more

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Aug 21, 2019 Scott Head rated it liked it

As others have mentioned, this post-WWII installment in the John Russel series felt a bit dense, while at the same time disjointed. It sought to nicely square off and close out many of the stories begun through the previous four books. But some seemed forced. There was a bit too much reliance on accidental meetings and coincidence, though this was easy to look past given the quality of the series as a whole. I did appreciate how the book communicates the immediate post-war state in Europe, the c ...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Francis Valletta rated it liked it

Not the best one from Downing's series on Berlin but still a good read. It is am excellent portrayal of life in the immediate post-war period Berlin ...more

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