{"product_id":"kingdom-of-shadows-9780375758263","title":"Kingdom of Shadows","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKingdom of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e must be called a spy novel, but it transcends genre, as did some Graham Greene and Eric Ambler classics\u003c\/b\u003e.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParis, 1938. As Europe edges toward war, Nicholas Morath, an urbane former cavalry officer, spends his days working at the small advertising agency he owns and his nights in the bohemian circles of his Argentine mistress. But Morath has been recruited by his uncle, Count Janos Polanyi, a diplomat in the Hungarian legation, for operations against Hitler's Germany. It is Morath who does Polanyi's clandestine work, moving between the beach caf s of Juan-les-Pins and the forests of Ruthenia, from Czech fortresses in the Sudetenland to the private gardens of the d class  royalty in Budapest. The web Polanyi spins for Morath is deep and complex and pits him against German intelligence officers, NKVD renegades, and Croat assassins in a shadow war of treachery and uncertain loyalties, a war that Hungary cannot afford to lose. Alan Furst is frequently compared with Eric Ambler, Graham Greene, and John le Carr , but \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e is distinctive and entirely original. It is Furst at his very best. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eKingdom of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e offers a realm of glamour and peril that are seamlessly intertwined and seem to arise effortlessly from the author's consciousness.\"\u003cb\u003e--Janet Maslin, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Subtly spun, sensitive to nuances, generous with contemporary detail and information discreetly conveyed. . . . It's hard to overestimate \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e--Eugen Weber, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A triumph: evocative, heartfelt, knowing and witty.\"\u003cb\u003e--Robert J. Hughes, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Imagine discovering an unscreened espionage thriller from the late 1930s, a classic black- and- white movie that captures the murky allegiances and moral ambiguity of Europe on the brink of war. . . . Nothing can be like watching \u003ci\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time, but Furst comes closer than anyone has in years.\"\u003cb\u003e--Walter Shapiro, \u003ci\u003eTime\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, widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel, is the author of\u003ci\u003e A Hero of France, Midnight in Europe, Mission to Paris, \u003c\/i\u003eand many other bestsellers. Born in New York, he lived for many years in Paris, and now lives on Long Island.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410802184466,"sku":"9780375758263","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_92d945d7-0e89-4251-a5d0-89a013bd66bc.jpg?v=1729307844","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kingdom-of-shadows-9780375758263","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}