Kingdom of Shadows
by Alan Furst
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Kingdom of Shadows Summary
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In spymaster Alan Furst's most electrifying thriller to date, Hungarian aristocrat Nicholas Morath -- a hugely charismatic hero -- becomes embroiled in a daring and perilous effort to halt the Nazi war machine in eastern Europe.
"If Kingdom of Shadows were a movie, it would be a forerunner of 'Casablanca,' with a suave Charles Boyer wearing a gardenia on a pinstriped lapel and a pistol under his fur-collared overcoat. It would, of course, be filmed in black, white and ambiguous gray. REALBOOKS.COM "This densely atmospheric thriller begins in the gilded world of the Parisian haute bourgeoisie, where men look through sheer curtains at the 'ecstatic gray light of a rainy Parisian morning,' drink from bottles of 1922 Echézeaux and employ the services of courtesans with names like Mimi Moux... As Furst details Morath's emotional and political vertigo, Kingdom of Shadows is undeniably intelligent and harrowing." "Kingdom of Shadows offers a realm of glamour and peril that are seamlessly intertwined and seem to arise effortlessly from the author's consciousness. Mr. Furst is not one of those spy writers who have to strain, name-drop or cook up mind-boggling feats to assure the reader that his hero is an interesting man." "A welcome addition to Furst's opus, Kingdom is all mood and nuance, set in a drowning world of moral entropy.... The protagonist, Nicholas Morath, is dragged into futile delaying actions in Eastern Europe and France, while Hitler's minions gobble up countries without resistance.... An exceptional piece of writing, with engaging characters and moments of sharp, unexpected violence.
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