This book contains 5 chapters of about 100 pages each, with its own story that builds on the previous chapters. Furst’s narratives are well-paced and continuous rarely does he build up suspense and then switch scenes, a device used by far too many writers. Most of the spy stories I’ve read were told from the Western point of view, but this glimpse into the Stalin-era Russian operation was eye-opening. So I researched all his titles and decided to start at the beginning with Night Soldiers. I read the review of the book, and it had elements that appealed to me. Alan Furst was unknown to me until my local newspaper ran a story about his current novel, A Hero of France, since he was to appear in person at the next meeting of the paper’s book club. A thoroughly compelling read, I will be reading the entire series.
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