Spring, 1941. Britain is losing the war.
Paris is occupied by the Nazi's, dark and silent at night. But when the clouds part, and moonlight floods the city,a Resistance leader called Mathieu steps out to begin work.
The fighters of the French Resistance are determined not to give up. These courageous men and women- young and old, aristocrats and night club owners, teachers and students - help downed British airmen reach the border with Spain.
But as the military police heightens surveillance, Mathieu and his team face a new threat, dispatched from the Reich to destroy them all.
This is the fourth book of Furst's I've read out of fourteen. These books are that good I am rationing them because it would be a shame to race through them.
Furst has the ability to ratchet up the tension from the start while writing of the extraordinary courage that so many displayed during the time of the German atrocities in Europe.
The writing is minimalist, the story goes from event to event detailing success's and failures. Unfortunately the failures are catastrophic with no second chances.
Sensational and can't be recommended highly enough.
No comments:
Post a Comment