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11 Jan 2011
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9781906964597
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9781906964498
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In July 1939 Russell returns to Berlin as the newly-appointed Central European correspondent of an American newspaper. With his communist past, German son and English-American parentage he’s the perfect catch for any of Europe’s warring espionage services — and none will take no for an answer.

Through the long Berlin summer, through trips to Prague, Warsaw and Moscow tracking Europe’s descent into war, Russell seeks to satisfy his secret masters, protect his girlfriend Effi and his son Paul, and retain some sense of his fragile integrity.

And if this wasn’t difficult enough, a friend needs his help in finding the missing Jewish niece of an employee. With a whole continent headed for self-immolation, saving just one person shouldn’t be so difficult . . .

Old Street Publishing Silesian Station Paperback

In July 1939 Russell returns to Berlin as the newly-appointed Central European correspondent of an American newspaper. With his communist past, German son and English-American parentage he’s the perfect catch for any of Europe’s warring espionage services — and none will take no for an answer.

Through the long Berlin summer, through trips to Prague, Warsaw and Moscow tracking Europe’s descent into war, Russell seeks to satisfy his secret masters, protect his girlfriend Effi and his son Paul, and retain some sense of his fragile integrity.

And if this wasn’t difficult enough, a friend needs his help in finding the missing Jewish niece of an employee. With a whole continent headed for self-immolation, saving just one person shouldn’t be so difficult . . .

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'An extraordinary evocation of Nazi Germany'
—C.J. Sansom

 
 
  • 'A remarkable achievement . . . David Downing is one of the brightest lights in the shadowy world of historical spy fiction'
    —Birmingham Post
  • 'Excellent . . . Downing's strength is his fleshing out of the tense and often dangerous nature of everyday life in a totalitarian state'
    —The Times
  • 'Think Robert Harris and Fatherland mixed with a dash of Le Carré'
    —Publishing News
 
 

David Downing is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction. Zoo Station, the first novel featuring Berlin-based journalist John Russell, was published by Old Street in 2007 and became a word-of-mouth bestseller. Six further ‘station’ novels ensued, covering the Nazis’ rise to power, the Second World War and its aftermath.