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Spies of the Balkans (Night Soldiers, #11)

Alan Furst

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Dec 11, 2018 Jim Crocker rated it it was amazing

Probably every Alan Furst book is a Five-Star read. Spies of the Balkans certainly is. This is Espionage writing at its best. In a few words, this story is about people with the will and determination to act and resist evil as they are nearly consumed by it, and many others were of course. When much of this was going on I wasn't ever born. However, I do recall hiding with my mother under a blanket with a flashlight during black outs. We should never forget the horrible reality of this time in ou ...more

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Feb 28, 2017 Seth Kaplan rated it it was amazing

Another outstanding work by Furst, the master of the WWII era spy novel. The brilliance of Furst is his ability to transport you in time to another era and make you feel like you are walking the streets with the main characters. This time, it's a deep dive into Salonica, Greece circa 1940.

While the protagonist, Costa Zannis, is fictional, he represents so many who risked their lives to help get Jews out of Germany during the war. This is especially poignant at a time of rising anti-semitism and ...more

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