Andy's Picks

We read Alan Furst's Spies of Warsaw in the store book group, and I wanted more. He specializes in stories of intrigue set at the beginning of World War II. In this one, an expatriate Dutch tramp freighter is sent on several risky clandestine missions thattake her from the Mediterranean to the Baltic. With vivid, spare writing, Furst captures the feel of shipboard life and the powerless terror of war perfectly. I really missed the old rust bucket when the book reached its end.