Cover of Spies of the Balkans: A NovelSeptember 14th 2010Met John Cranna today as I've decided to seriously do a creative writing course part of which is keeping this journal. So, currently reading (on my Kindle) "Spies of the Balkans: A novel" by Alan Furst. World War II spy thriller set in Salonika with the main character a policeman. The plot is set around helping people escape Germany and consists of several set pieces (short stories really) all linked to central character but half way through the book don't seem linked in other ways. Alan Furst in many ways seems like Graham Greene in style. Apparently Alan Furst is a US writer who specialises in writing about conflicting intelligence communities and difficult moral territory - personal sacrifice vs greater good etc.
Other recent reading whilst away:
Truth - Peter Temple
The Broken Shore - Peter Temple
Both set in Melbourne, crime stories with (typical) burnt out damaged cop as hero.
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