Title: Another atmospheric thriller from Alan Furst
Product review: This work has a lot in common with "Night Soldiers", because it, once again, concerns itself with Russian espionage prior to World War II. Indeed, some of the minor characters from "Night Soldiers" show up in this work, moving the plot along. And there is a plot, unlike some of Mr. Furst's later works! Even so, the main thrust of the work seems to be the moral ambiguities involved in espionage work, and the long-term, and down the road, consequences of even the most trivial decision. The book gives an interesting theory about the early relationship between Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany, one I'd never come across before, and I found it fascinating. As always, the characters, even the mere walk-ons, are finely drawn and quite believeable. It's a moody book, but those were moody, if exciting, times. I look forward to many more works of this type from Mr. Furst.
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