Book Review

The Spies of Warsaw (2008)

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Release Date: Jun 03, 2008; Writer: Alan Furst; Genres: Fiction, Mystery and Thriller; Publisher: Random House

Poland, 1937. A battle-scarred French military attaché oversees German secret agents — including a meek engineer who dishes on German tank designs to make extra money for his Polish mistress in Alan Furst's The Spies of Warsaw

Movie Pitch
The Good German redux.

Bottom Line
Furst remains a master at creating vividly lived-in historical atmosphere, but not enough happens after a main character exits around page 100. B-

Originally posted May 30, 2008 Published in issue #995-996 Jun 06, 2008 Order article reprints

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