Under Occupation: The Times thriller of the month, from the master of the spy novel

By: Alan Furst

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Synopsis: 'IN THE WORLD OF THE ESPIONAGE THRILLER, ALAN FURST IS IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN' William Boyd'FURST'S ABILITY TO RECREATE THE TERRORS OF ESPIONAGE IS MATCHLESS' Robert HarrisOccupied Paris in 1942, a dark, treacherous city now ruled by the German security services, where French resistance networks are working secretly to defeat Hitler. Just before he dies, a man being chased by the Gestapo hands off to Paul Ricard a strange looking drawing. It looks like a part for a military weapon; Ricard realizes it must be an important document smuggled out of Germany to aid the resistance. As Ricard is drawn deeper and deeper into the French resistance network, his increasingly dangerous assignments lead him to travel to Germany, along the underground safe houses of the resistance - all the way to the mysterious and beautiful Leila, a professional spy.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781409186441
Related ISBNs:: 9781474610551, 9781474610568, 9781474610544
Publisher:: Orion
Date of Addition:: 09/01/22
Copyrighted By:: Alan Furst
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Narrated By:: Peter Noble
Categories:: History, Military, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.