![]() ![]() Furst fans will welcome seeing more books set in less familiar parts of Europe. For example, Zannis learns from a colleague that someone has been taking photos of the contents of a synagogue so that the Germans can more easily identify what to plunder. Subtle details foreshadow the coming crimes perpetrated by the Nazis in the Balkans. With their similar politics, Zannis and Pavlic soon become friends and allies. Marko Pavlic, who as a policeman in Zagreb investigated crimes committed by the Ustashi, Croatian fascists. Spies of the Balkans : a novel by Furst, Alan. ![]() ![]() When Mussolini’s troops invade Greece, Zannis joins the army, where he meets Capt. To the bustle of tavernas and the smell of hashish, a secret war is taking shape. Zannis, heir apparent to the police commissioner, becomes caught up in the characteristically Byzantine. Spies of the Balkans delves into the world of Costa Zannis, a senior police official in Salonika in 1940-41 as Hitler’s war machine lurches south toward Greece. ) focuses on Costa Zannis, a senior Salonika police official known for his honesty and ability to settle matters “before they got out of hand.” As the Nazis’ intentions for Europe’s Jews becomes clear, Zannis goes out of his way to aid refugees seeking to escape Germany. For centuries, the Balkans have been a center of upheaval and intrigue. Set in Greece in 1940, this powerful WWII thriller from Furst ( The Spies of Warsaw ![]()
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