The book tells of Nicholas Morath's various espionage missions - some very mundane like his trip to Amsterdam and others very exciting like his trip to see the Czech fortress emplacements. The setting is Paris in the last year before the beginning of WWII. Rather than a connected story this is more a series of vignettes about Nicholas Morath, a part time Hungarian spy. I would compare Furst's writing with John LaCarre' For me Furst is more enjoyable as he just tells a "story" whereas LeCarre' includes a "message", usually critizing SIS. Couldn't even finish the tenth one (The Spies Of Warsaw). Then they changed narrators and that was the end of that. I have listened to each many times over the years and used to wait with great anticipation for the next novel to be released. I have been a recorded book listener for over 20 years and these Furst/Guidall novels are the best I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. I would compare it to the other 8 Allan Furst/George Guidall books. What other book might you compare Kingdom of Shadows to and why? he told me the story and made me feel that I was a participant/observer of the protagonist. George Guidall's masterful interpretation and narration of a well written espionage story. What did you love best about Kingdom of Shadows? One of Nine Alan Furst/George Guidall Masterpieces
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