Friday, July 18, 2014

Masaryk Station

It is now 1948 and John Russell is now employed by the Brits and Yanks to translate Russian for them in Trieste.  Russell is still employed by both the Soviets and the Yanks as a double agent.  Shchepkin is still his Soviet contact.   Effi, Russell's wife and their adopted daughter, Rosa, are in Berlin where Effi is working on another film and Rosa is attending school.

In Berlin the Soviets have decided to step up the restrictions on travel for the allies in the western zone.  Both have things to do while the western allies set up a new currency plan for western Germany and the allied section of Berlin.  It will cause problems as the Soviets establish a blockade of Berlin.  What will it mean for the future of the pair and their daughter?

Author David Downing has developed a story that leads wonderfully into the Cold War and all the issues that developed as a result of the issues between the USA and the Soviet Union.  Downing's 'Station' series provide fans of spy thrillers excellent reads.

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