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A review by bukola
Midnight in Europe by Alan Furst
2.0
I got an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
War, spies, coups, bombs, seduction, gunshots and death in alleys...not exactly my cup of tea, but I was glad that Farrar and De Lyon made it out alive. The story is set in Europe, between December 1937 and September 1938. Christian Farrar and his family had to leave Spain when he was only 9 years old because of the war. Now they may have to leave Paris because the war is threatening to come there too. Farrar is a lawyer with an international firm and along the line, he gets asked to team up with an old rogue turned hero, Max De Lyon, to help the Spanish republic in ways that might not be safe.
The writing is good, and the characters are alive and real.
Filled with more history than adventure, Midnight in Europe will be found enjoyable by history lovers and those who care for historical spy novels.
War, spies, coups, bombs, seduction, gunshots and death in alleys...not exactly my cup of tea, but I was glad that Farrar and De Lyon made it out alive. The story is set in Europe, between December 1937 and September 1938. Christian Farrar and his family had to leave Spain when he was only 9 years old because of the war. Now they may have to leave Paris because the war is threatening to come there too. Farrar is a lawyer with an international firm and along the line, he gets asked to team up with an old rogue turned hero, Max De Lyon, to help the Spanish republic in ways that might not be safe.
The writing is good, and the characters are alive and real.
Filled with more history than adventure, Midnight in Europe will be found enjoyable by history lovers and those who care for historical spy novels.