Silesian Station

Grade A. . . . Downings mingling of history and thrills makes this a mustread.Rocky Mountain NewsRussell is a canny and likable protagonist.BookPageWry secretiv... » 

Grade A. . . . Downings mingling of history and thrills makes this a mustread.Rocky Mountain NewsRussell is a canny and likable protagonist.BookPageWry secretive and clever. . . . Russell is good company in thisintelligent thriller.Hadassah MagazineTwists and turns aplenty makethis espionage novel a superb read full of tension and suspense. . . . Anamazing piece of fiction which I hope is part of a much larger series.Crimespree MagazineSummer 1939. British journalist John Russell has justbeen granted American citizenship in exchange for agreeing to work for Americanintelligence when his girlfriend Effi is arrested by the Gestapo. Russell hopedhis new nationality would let him safely stay in Berlin with Effi and his sonbut now hes being blackmailed. To free Effi he must agree to work for theNazis. They know he has Soviet connections and want him to pass on falseintelligence. Russell consents but secretly offers his services to the Sovietsinstead.Its a good plan but soon things become complicated. A Jewish girlhas vanished and Russell feels compelled to search for her. A woman from hispast a Communist reappears insisting he help her reconnect with the Soviets.Meanwhile Europe lurches toward war and he must follow the latest storiestoplaces where American intelligence assignments await him.David Downing isthe author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction for both adults andchildren including Zoo Station the first novel featuring John Russell. Helives in Guildford England. «