"Zoo Station is a beautifully crafted and compelling thriller with a heart stopping ending as John Russell learns the personal faces of good and evil. An unforgettable read.”
—Charles Todd, author, the Inspector Ian Rutledge Series. |
“Downing's fine new thriller introduces a clever and honorable hero…. Will have readers holding their breath. Fortunately, the satisfying ending suggests Downing will bring Russell back in a sequel.”
—Publishers Weekly |
“Smooth, scary wartime thriller drenched in period atmosphere.”
—Kirkus Reviews |
“[A] suspenseful tale of an ordinary man living in a dangerous place during a dangerous time who finds within himself the strength to do heroic acts.”
—Booklist |
| "There's nothing better than a well-written WWII thriller. Alan Furst continues to prove it, and now Downing has shown he can produce that creepy sense of paranoia along with the best of them." – Rocky Mountain News |
"A welcome new addition to the historical suspense genre" –Sacramento Bee |
"An unconventional thriller...a finely drawn portrait of the capital of a nation marching in step toward disaster as the Nazi rulers count cadence."
– St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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By 1939, Anglo-American journalist John Russell has spent over a decade in Berlin, where his son lives with his German ex-wife. He writes human interest pieces for British and American papers, avoiding the investigative journalism that could get him deported. But as World War II approaches, he faces having to leave his son and his girlfriend of several years, a beautiful German starlet.
When an acquaintance from his old communist days approaches him to do some work for the Soviets, Russell is reluctant, but he is unable to resist the offer. He becomes involved in other dangerous activities, such as helping a Jewish family and a determined young American reporter. When the British and the Nazis notice his involvement with the Soviets, Russell is dragged into the murky world of warring intelligence service
DAVID DOWNING grew up in suburban London and is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction for adults and children, including The Moscow Option, Russian Revolution 1985, and The Red Eagles. He lives with his wife, an American acupuncturist, in Guildford, England.
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