Night Soldiers: A Novel
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These atmospheric, intricately plotted spy thriller series are both set in or around the time of World War II, and they will appeal to readers looking tautly written tales of intrepid agents and deadly missions inspired by historical events. -- Derek Keyser

These suspenseful, compelling espionage series vividly evoke historical spycraft, while also exploring the impact of complex, highly personal motivations. The more violent Night Soldiers are set during World War II, while the George Smiley novels depict the Cold War. -- Melissa Gray

These intricately plotted, richly detailed, and tensely atmospheric spy series are both set in Europe around the time of World War II, and feature crisp prose, quiet suspense, and endless twists involving betrayals and double crosses. -- Derek Keyser

Though the Bernhard Gunther Mysteries focus on a detective rather than on spies, the series will appeal to readers looking for tautly written, intricately plotted, and vividly atmospheric tales of danger and deception set in World War 2-era Europe. -- Derek Keyser

These series have the genres "spy fiction" and "historical thrillers"; and the subjects "world war ii" and "spies."

These series have the theme "wartime crime"; the genres "spy fiction" and "historical thrillers"; and the subjects "world war ii" and "spies."

These series have the genres "spy fiction" and "historical thrillers"; and the subjects "spies" and "international intrigue."

These series have the genres "spy fiction" and "historical thrillers"; and the subjects "world war ii," "spies," and "international intrigue."

These series have the appeal factors suspenseful and intricately plotted, and they have the genres "spy fiction" and "historical thrillers"; and the subjects "world war ii" and "spies."

Readers who enjoy the bleak lyricism, fateful love affairs, and somber atmosphere of Furst's novels may want to try Sebastian Faulks' historical novels. To be fair, they're less action-packed, but Charlotte Gray in particular mixes high adventure with descriptive detail to create a vivid period piece and psychological portrait of people caught in the web of war. -- Shauna Griffin

Both Downing and Furst write intelligent mystery/thrillers set in Pre-World War II Europe. The books have strong period ambience and tension-filled plots that build quietly. The storylines reveal the troubled politics before the War through fully developed characters who live in an ambiguous world and must make difficult choices. -- Merle Jacob

No word better conveys Alan Furst's swift plotting and spare, realistic style than Ambleresque: Eric Ambler's vintage pre-war Thrillers are terse, fast-paced stories that feature pragmatic everymen struggling to survive in a world gone suddenly, desperately wrong, and Furst features similarly reluctant heroes in similarly historic settings and tense, dangerous situations. -- Shauna Griffin

Graham Greene's novels both inspired Alan Furst and provide reading options for Furst's fans. Evoking a convincing picture of a world at war, Greene's tightly plotted stories and his protagonists' psychological depth prefigure the great spy novels of the Cold War and offer a more personal focus than Furst's work. -- Shauna Griffin

Brimming with the kind of dark atmosphere and period detail that characterize Furst's novels, J. Robert Jane's hard-boiled Mysteries set in the grimy decadence of Nazi-occupied France feature more gruesome violence and methodical pacing than most espionage novels but are nevertheless a good choice for Furst's fans. -- Shauna Griffin

John Altman's affinity for the period, swift action, and lean, cinematic style should appeal to fans of Furst. Though with more convoluted plots-there are plenty of reversals and double-crossings-the pace never slows, and the style is suffused with the smoky decadence and tarnished romance of a bygone age. -- Shauna Griffin

Both Alan Furst and Daniel Silva write evocative, atmospheric spy thrillers that share elements like moods of bleak melancholy, complex plots, and solid research. However, Furst's are set in Europe during the 1930s and '40s, and Silva's in the present, though an awareness of the past suffuses his novels. -- Shauna Griffin

Both Alan Furst and Philip Kerr write historical noir novels set in Germany (and in other European settings) during the tense period between World Wars I and II. -- Shauna Griffin

Both Jonathan Rabb and Alan Furst write historical noir novels set in Germany (and in other European settings) during the tense period between World Wars I and II. -- Shauna Griffin

These authors' works have the subjects "nazis," "french resistance (world war ii)," and "resistance to military occupation."

These authors' works have the genre "spy fiction"; and the subjects "spies," "french resistance (world war ii)," and "resistance to military occupation."

These authors' works have the genre "historical thrillers"; and the subjects "spies," "world war ii," and "nazis."