Book 73: "Spies of the Balkans" by Alan Furst

       I really, really liked Alan Furst's "The Spies of Warsaw".  He is masterful at re-creating the unique feel of a particular time and setting. You know--creating atmosphere, transporting the reader to a different time and place!  The critics say he has done this again with his new book, "Spies of the Balkans".  Both of these books take place in Europe in the threatening days leading up to World War II.
     The reviewer for Title Peek writes:  "Alan Furst outdoes even his finest novels in this thrilling new book. With extraordinary authenticity, a superb cast of characters, and heart-stopping tensions as it moves from Northern Greece 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."