by Alan Furst
Part of Night Soldiers, book 15
First published 2019
A dying man pursued by the Gestapo thrusts a mysterious drawing into Paul Ricard's hands on the streets of occupied Paris in 1942. The sketch appears to show part of a military weapon, clearly an intelligence document smuggled from Germany to aid French resistance networks operating in secret against Hitler's forces. Ricard finds himself pulled into the dangerous world of the resistance as he works to deliver this crucial information. His missions grow increasingly perilous, taking him into Germany itself and through a network of underground safe houses. Along the way he encounters Leila, a beautiful professional spy whose own secrets remain hidden. Set in the dark, treacherous atmosphere of Paris under German security control, Ricard must navigate a world where discovery means death and trust becomes a luxury few can afford.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: France, Germany, Paris
Period: 1942
205 pages · Kindle Edition · Random House
Content warnings: violence, war