Spies of the Balkans

by Alan Furst

As war approaches northern Greece, the spies begin to circle--from the Turkish legation to the German secret service. In the ancient port of Salonika, Costa Zannis, a senior police official, head of an office that handles special "political" cases, risks everything to secure an escape route for those hunted by the Gestapo.

• ISBN10: 1400066034
• ISBN13: 9781400066032
• Publish Date: 15 June 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Random House
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 268
• Language: English

Reviews

[viking2917]

Alan Furst is the master of the historical spy novel, particularly the era just before World War II erupts. In Spies of the Balkans, he takes on, well, the Balkans.

Spies of the Balkans, by Alan Furst

Costa Zannis is a Greek policeman, with his finger on the pulse of the underground in the port city of Salonika, Greece. Soon he’s in a romance, and involved with spies. With the German Army marshalling on the border, ….Alan Furst does his thing. Which is showing you the looming menace of Germany and the wholesale destruction of WWII, in an historically and geographically accurate way. Always good fun.

I’ve actually met Mr. Furst at a book signing. He’s polite, self-effacing, and incredibly knowledgeable about this era of history. Do yourself and him a favor and buy this book.