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![]() | Spies of the Balkans (2010) (Book 11 in the Night Soldiers series) A novel by Alan Furst |
Greece, 1940. Not sunny vacation Greece: northern Greece, Macedonian Greece, Balkan Greece - the city of Salonika. In that ancient port, with its wharves and warehouses, dark lanes and Turkish mansions, brothels and tavernas, a tense political drama is being played out. On the northern border, the Greek army has blocked Mussolini's invasion, pushing his divisions back to Albania - the first defeat suffered by the Nazis, who have conquered most of Europe. But Adolf Hitler cannot tolerate such freedom; the invasion is coming, it's only a matter of time, and the people of Salonika can only watch and wait.
At the center of this drama is Costa Zannis, a senior police official, head of an office that handles special 'political' cases. As war approaches, the spies begin to circle, from the Turkish legation to the German secret service. There's a British travel writer, a Bulgarian undertaker, and more. Costa Zannis must deal with them all. And he is soon in the game, securing an escape route - from Berlin to Salonika, and then to a tenuous safety in Turkey, a route protected by German lawyers, Balkan detectives, and Hungarian gangsters. And hunted by the Gestapo.
Meanwhile, as war threatens, the erotic life of the city grows passionate. For Zannis, that means a British expatriate who owns the local ballet academy, a woman from the dark side of Salonika society, and the wife of a local shipping magnate.
Declared 'an incomparable expert at his game' by The New York Times, Alan Furst outdoes even his own finest novels in this thrilling new book. With extraordinary authenticity, a superb cast of characters, and heart-stopping tension as it moves from Salonika to Paris to Berlin and back, Spies of the Balkans is a stunning novel about a man who risks everything to right - in many small ways - the world's evil.
Genre: Thriller
At the center of this drama is Costa Zannis, a senior police official, head of an office that handles special 'political' cases. As war approaches, the spies begin to circle, from the Turkish legation to the German secret service. There's a British travel writer, a Bulgarian undertaker, and more. Costa Zannis must deal with them all. And he is soon in the game, securing an escape route - from Berlin to Salonika, and then to a tenuous safety in Turkey, a route protected by German lawyers, Balkan detectives, and Hungarian gangsters. And hunted by the Gestapo.
Meanwhile, as war threatens, the erotic life of the city grows passionate. For Zannis, that means a British expatriate who owns the local ballet academy, a woman from the dark side of Salonika society, and the wife of a local shipping magnate.
Declared 'an incomparable expert at his game' by The New York Times, Alan Furst outdoes even his own finest novels in this thrilling new book. With extraordinary authenticity, a superb cast of characters, and heart-stopping tension as it moves from Salonika to Paris to Berlin and back, Spies of the Balkans is a stunning novel about a man who risks everything to right - in many small ways - the world's evil.
Genre: Thriller
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Hardback Editions
January 2011 : Hardback
| Title: Spies of the Balkans Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 1-4084-8754-3 / 978-1-4084-8754-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Windsor Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 2010 : Hardback
| Title: Spies of the Balkans (Thorndike Basic) Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 1-4104-2858-3 / 978-1-4104-2858-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2010 : Hardback
| Title: Spies of the Balkans: A Novel Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 1-4000-6603-4 / 978-1-4000-6603-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2010 : Hardback
| Title: Spies of the Balkans Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 0-297-85888-2 / 978-0-297-85888-1 (UK edition) Publisher: W&N Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Spies of the Balkans: A Novel Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 0-8129-7738-6 / 978-0-8129-7738-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Spies of the Balkans (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic) Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 1-59413-441-3 / 9781594134418 (USA edition) Publisher: Large Print Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Spies Of The Balkans (Large Print Book) Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 1-4084-8755-1 / 978-1-4084-8755-6 (UK edition) Publisher: AUDIOGO Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Spies of the Balkans Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 0-7538-2726-3 / 978-0-7538-2726-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Phoenix Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Spies of the Balkans Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 0-7538-2727-1 / 978-0-7538-2727-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Phoenix Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2010 : Paperback
| Title: Spies of the Balkans (Paperback) (ISBN:9780297858898) Author(s): Alan FURST ISBN: 0-297-85889-0 / 978-0-297-85889-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Weidenfield & Nicolson Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
February 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: Spies of the Balkans Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 1-4450-0693-6 / 978-1-4450-0693-2 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2011 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Spies of the Balkans Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 1-4450-0692-8 / 978-1-4450-0692-5 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2010 : Audio CD
| Title: Spies of the Balkans Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 1-4423-0605-X / 978-1-4423-0605-9 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
June 2011 : Unknown
| Title: (Spies of the Balkans) By Furst, Alan (Author) Paperback on 28-Jun-2011 Author(s): Alan Furst ISBN: 1-315-94441-3 / 978-1-315-94441-8 Publisher: Large Print Press Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
February 2011 : Unknown
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June 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: Spies of the Balkans Author(s): Alan Furst Publisher: Phoenix Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
June 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: Spies of the Balkans: A Novel Author(s): Alan Furst Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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