{"product_id":"blood-of-victory-9780812968729","title":"Blood of Victory","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \" Furst] glides gracefully into an urbane pre-World War II Europe and describes that milieu with superb precision.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Janet Maslin, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the autumn of 1940, Russian  migr  journalist I. A. Serebin is recruited in Istanbul by an agent of the British secret services for a clandestine operation to stop German importation of Romanian oil--a last desperate attempt to block Hitler's conquest of Europe. Serebin's race against time begins in Bucharest and leads him to Paris, the Black Sea, Beirut, and, finally, Belgrade; his task is to attack the oil barges that fuel German tanks and airplanes. \u003ci\u003eBlood of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel with the heart-pounding suspense, extraordinary historical accuracy, and narrative immediacy we have come to expect from Alan Furst. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlood of Victory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Densely atmospheric and genuinely romantic, the novel is most reminiscent of the Hollywood films of the forties, when moral choices were rendered not in black-and-white but in smoky shades of gray.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Furst's achievement is a moral one, producing a powerful testament to fiction's ability to re-create the experience of others, and why it is so deeply important to do so.\"\u003cb\u003e --Neil Gordon, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Richly atmospheric and satisfying.\" \u003cb\u003e--Deirdre Donahue, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Furst\u003c\/b\u003e is widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNight Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Polish Officer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World at Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Gold\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in New York, he has lived for long periods in France, especially Paris. He now lives on Long Island, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328684265746,"sku":"9780812968729","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_651d70ed-595b-4fef-aca8-976d1982a5aa.jpg?v=1727748506","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blood-of-victory-9780812968729","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}