from jmkemp

A very satisfying end to the series, although still leaving me with a wish for a more detailed epilogue that told us more about the rest of the cast's lives. As with the others there is a lot of history being told here, Downing does his research and then puts it on the page. Although one obvious ...

from Hanneri

Masaryk Station is a powerful and fitting conclusion to David Downing's 'Station' series. Intelligent and complex plotting, rich and atmospheric detail and historically accurate settings across post war Europe make this an engrossing and convincing read. Allied Forces occupy an increasingly isola...

from johnwbeha

I have only read one book in this series, the first one. I enjoyed it, but it did not make me thirst for more. But this is an excellent espionage thriller, set in Berlin at the time leading up to the blockade. There is an awful lot going on in the background as well as the struggles over Berlin a...

from Mrsbaty

Berlin, Prague and Belgrade are not a lot of fun to live in after WWII! John Russell, double agent working for the Soviets and the Americans, spends most of his time trying to figure out how to accomplish his missions for both of them and extricate himself from working for either of them. He just...

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This is the sixth and final novel in the John Russell/Effi Koenen series set around the second world war. This has been a superbly written series, full of a sense of time and place, and richly textured. Most of the novels have meandered a bit along the way, but in hindsight I now see this as part...