Before, readers were shown only his point of view as he struggled to stay out of the path of war and espionage, ultimately failing. Set in the back streets of paris and deep in occupied france, red gold moves. Publishers weekly is providing free digital access to our magazine, archive, and website. Also by alan furst night soldiers dark star the polish officer the world at night red gold kingdom of shadows blood of v. Alan furst is widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel. Reluctant spy jean casson returns to occupied paris under a new id. Alan furst is an american author of historical spy novels. Red gold masterfully recreates the shadow world of french resistance in the darkest days of world war ii. His mastery of the moods and the political environment in europe before and during the second world war is unexcelled, and the flawed, believable characters he writes about cause him to be regularly compared to graham greene and. In red gold, jean casson returns to paris under a new identity.
It is not a true sequel to the world at night as casson is no longer the main character. Published to outstanding acclaim, his novels brilliantly recreate the atmosphere and tension of the worlds of espionage and resistance in the europe of the 1930s and the second world war. Reluctant spy jean casson returns to occupied paris under a new identity. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Alan furst, widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel, is the. Alan furst homes in on the french resistance in red gold, the fifth of the novels in his night soldiers series that have been appearing regularly since 1988. Red gold is furst s only sequel and picks up the story of film producer jean casson after he has jumped ship on way to london and freedom and swims back to occupied france for love, not patriotism he later. But somewhere along the line, he seems to have gotten a little fatigued. The sequel to the world at night featuring jean casson set in the underworld of paris in 1941. Often compared to graham greene and eric ambler, alan furst is a master of the spy thriller and one of the finest war novelists of our time. The fifth of alan fursts night soldiers series of historical espionage novels, and sequel to the world at night, red gold picks up the career of. In the world at night, alan furst introduced film producer jean casson, who is forced by the german occupation of paris to abandon his civilised lifestyle and falls into the world of espionage and double agents until he is forced to flee the country. If you enjoy mysteries set against the rich background of world war ii eu. His 4th book was a shorter volume, told in a bit of a different style, and just didnt hold my attention as well as the first 3 books.