Spies of the Balkans: A Novel

Spies of the Balkans: A Novel

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Greece, 1940. Not sunny vacation Greece: northern Greece, Macedonian Greece, Balkan Greeceâ‚¬"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 Mussoliniâ‚¬s invasion, pushing his divisions back to Albaniaâ‚¬"the first defeat suffered by the Nazis, who have conquered most of Europe. But Adolf Hitler cannot tolerate such freedom; the invasion is coming, itâ‚¬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 â‚¬Å“politicalâ‚¬Â cases. As war approaches, the spies begin to circle, from the Turkish legation to the German secret service. Thereâ‚¬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 routeâ‚¬"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.
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Declared â‚¬Å“an incomparable expert at his gameâ‚¬Â 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 rightâ‚¬"in many small waysâ‚¬"the worldâ‚¬s evil.
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Country USA
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 1400066034_Good
ReleaseDate 2010-06-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781400066032

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	1400066034_Good
ReleaseDate	2010-06-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781400066032

Spies of the Balkans: A Novel

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