Silesian Station

The second in the series and a really good story, though how John Russell knows which side he is working for beats me, you have got to have your wits about you with this book, it is at times pretty complicated and Russell stretches himself pretty thin! I liked it.......more

This is the second book in David Downing's pre- and trans-WWII spy series set in Berlin, fronted by his everyman-Brit hero John Russell. I read and liked the first, Zoo Station, some time ago, but didn't got to this installment until now for no particularly good reason (other than too many other boo......more

A lot of train rides. A lot of tram rides. Much coffee. Many rolls. Many cafes. Streets walked. Alleys run. Newspapers rolled, tossed, folded. Hotels checked out. Hotels checked into. Hotels full. Hotels overrun with Nazis. And at the end, almost tossed in as an afterthought is a night time maneuver......more