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        64 days ago

        As a reward for your faith…

        If you like WW2 stories, check out Alan Furst and Philip Kerr.

        “Night Soldiers” is Furst’s novel about a young Bulgarian fisherman whose brother is killed by a Fascist mob. The hero is recruited into the KGB to fight in Spain. Reads like a cross between Ian Fleming and Franz Kafka.

        Kerr’s ‘Berlin Noir’ stories follow an ex-cop who works as a private eye in Berlin circa 1933 to 1946. He’s not a fan of the Nazis and they return the favor.

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          Thank you for the recommendations! Been wanting to scratch the itch since reading Follett’s Eye of the Needle.

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            44 days ago

            All of Furst’s books are good. For some reason they are marketed as a series, but each is a stand alone. One of his gifts as a writer is that all his heroes are different. His Polish mapmaker is nothing like his Dutch ship captain or his French film producer.

            Enjoy.