by Colleen McClintock
Coming out of the Soho Crime imprint, Masaryk Station is the last of a series of six crime novels written
by author David Downing. It is set inside a post-WWII political context; a
setting that lends itself aptly to suspense and drama. Likewise, it is a world that can seem
impossibly complex to anyone examining it, but as Jan Stuart says in her review
in the New York Times Book Review, Downing
does an incredible job of “elucidating… post-World War II geopolitics without
dumbing down.”
Like most crime series, the books follow the secret, often
tumultuous life of a man undercover. In this case, we see John Russell; a journalist-turned-spy
who – by the sixth installment of the series – has got himself mixed up in the
proverbial snake pit of post-WWI/pre-Cold War Germany. He is working for both
the CIA and Stalin’s NKVD , and no longer sees the benefit in either. As
Russell scrambles for a way to come out clean, Masaryrk Station quickly starts to show the reader that it will in
no way be letting the Russell series go out quietly.
If you are interested in the John Russell series, visit the
Soho Crime website to view all of the titles that comprise it. Pick up a
copy of Zoo Station – the first installment
of the Russell series – to get started today.
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