Category: Second World War

Review: Masaryk Station – David Downing

Posted on by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Second World War, Spy, Spy Fiction, The Cold War

My version: PaperbackGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Old Street PublishingFirst published: 2013ISBN: 978-1-908699-66-4Pages: 288Bought Europe, 1948. The continent is once again divided into the Soviet-controlled East, and the US dominated West.John Russell and his old comrade in espionage Shchepkin need to find a way out of the dangerous, morally murky world they have both inhabited for far too … Continue reading Review: Masaryk Station – David Downing →

Review: Spies of The Balkans – Alan Furst

Posted on by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Second World War, Spy, Spy Fiction, The Second World War

Night Soldiers 11 My version: PaperbackGenre: Historical Fiction, World War IIPublisher: W&NFirst published: 2014ISBN: 978-1780228914Bought From the cover:Salonika, 1940. To the bustle of tavernas and the smell of hashish, a secret war is taking shape. In the backrooms of barbers, envelopes change hands, and in the Club de Salonique the air is thick with whispers.Costa … Continue reading Review: Spies of The Balkans – Alan Furst →