The Spies of Warsaw -- Alan Furst

<b>NOW A MINISERIES ON BBC AMERICA STARRING DAVID TENNANT<br></b><br>War is coming to Europe. French and German intelligence operatives are locked in a life-and-death struggle on the espionage battlefield. At the French embassy, in Warsaw, the new military attach , Colonel Jean-Fran ois Mercier, a decorated hero of the 1914 war, is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal, and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of the city. At the same time, the handsome aristocrat finds himself in a passionate love affair with a Parisian woman of Polish heritage, a lawyer for the League of Nations. Risking his life, Colonel Mercier must work in the shadows, amid an extraordinary cast of venal characters, some known to Mercier as spies, some never to be revealed.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Alan Furst<br><b>Publisher:</b> Random House Publishing Group<br><b>Published:</b> 06/09/2009<br><b>Pages:</b> 304<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.55lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780812977370<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>New York Times Book Review</i> 07/26/2009 pg. 16<br><i>Library Journal</i> 10/01/2015 pg. 37<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Alan Furst is widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel. Now translated into seventeen languages, he is the bestselling author of <b>Night Soldiers, Dark Star, The Polish Officer, The World at Night, Red Gold, Kingdom of Shadows, Blood of Victory, Dark Voyage</b><i>, </i> and