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When it comes to spy novels, no one is more erudite or elegant than Alan Furst, whose novels -- all set in the European theater of World War II are rich with both historical fact and brilliantly imagined circumstances.

Often compared to Graham Greene and Eric Ambler, Alan Furst is a master of the spy thriller and one of the finest war novelists of our time. Published to outstanding acclaim, his novels brilliantly recreate the atmosphere and tension of the worlds of espionage and resistance in the Europe of the 1930s and the Second World War. After many years living in France and traveling as a journalist in Russia and Eastern Europe, Furst now resides in Sag Harbor, New York.

New York Times Book Review - Alan Riding

...Furst proves himself to be a master at capturing the bleak and mean mood of wartime Paris....Furst [has] his characters offer analyses of the historical and political contest in which the narrative takes place....the ambiance of wartime Paris lingers on after this story is over.