Adolf Hitler has been chancellor of Germany for only four weeks, when on February 27, 1933, the Reichstag—home of the parliament in Berlin—suddenly bursts into flames. The Nazis promptly blame unruly communists, and in response suspend civil liberties throughout the country. Caught up in the ensuing escalation of lies, divisiveness, and bigotry is John Russell, …
I am 75 years old and a retired book professional with nearly forty years of book selling for publishers, as a retailer and for a book wholesaler. Most recently, I have been a volunteer at a regional writers’ association and written book reviews. My wife and I completed a two week visit to five cities in …
I am 75 years old and a retired book professional with nearly forty years of book selling for publishers, as a retailer and for a book wholesaler. Most recently, I have been a volunteer at a regional writers’ association and written book reviews. My wife and I completed a two week visit to five cities in …
David Downing is a superstar writer of WWII spy fiction. I have already read and reviewed Zoo Station, the first book in the John Russell series. I recently finished book 2, Silesian Station. Time wise, it follows book 1 by a few weeks. It is early summer 1939. John and his 12-year-old son are returning to Germany …
I do not know how I discovered David Downing’s Zoo Station, but boy am I glad I did. This novel, the first of a series, is set in pre-WWII Germany and neighboring countries. There is high caliber tension on every page. John Russell is a British freelance journalist and former Communist sympathizer living in Berlin. The …
