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Shadowed by Nazi Germany, a British journalist walks a line fraught with intrigue and peril.
Fiction
May 2008
$13 Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-56947-495-2
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"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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As World War II approaches, an Anglo-American journalist faces having to leave
his German son and his longtime girlfriend in Berlin. As Soviet, German, and
British intelligence all attempt to recruit him, he struggles to survive and maintain
his integrity.
DAVID DOWNING is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction for
adults and children, including The Moscow Option and Russian Revolution 1985,
and The Red Eagles. He lives in Guildford, England.
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