Dark Star: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Alan Furst
Alan Furst's Dark Star is a suspenseful tale of World War II. The story begins in 1939 and follows a group of American soldiers on their dangerous journey through France. The soldiers' mission is to gather intelligence about Nazi plans, but the agent they've sent to carry out these plans has fallen behind due to illness and cold weather. The narrator, who succeeds in gathering information for them, is caught up in the political turbulence surrounding the Nazi occupation of Paris.
Dark Star is a fast paced spy thriller set in the early days of World War II. It tells the story of Joseph Dark, a bored and disillusioned mercenary who gets caught up in the dangerous game of espionage between Germany and Russia. In order to save his wife, he agrees to work for both sides as a double agent. He uses his skills of disguise and manipulation to get close to key people that could help him save her from Nazi concentration camps.
Alan Furst's novel, "Dark Star" is set during World War II as Nazi Germany's Third Reich invades and conquers France by the end of 1940. It tells the story of one American intelligence officer who must use his skills in counter-espionage and his knowledge of German literary history to save Paris from the Nazi occupation.
Dark Star is a novel of espionage in the aftermath of World War II. A group of plotters are planning to overthrow corrupt governments, but they need help and know that the British codebreakers have been studying the German Enigma Code. The plotters kidnap their daughter and ransom her to the British agent, who agrees to assist on condition that they give him their entire plan.
Alan Furst's Dark Star is a riveting and enthralling thriller that follows the protagonist, John Novak, on his hunt for the IRA terrorist group known as "The Dark Star." The novel begins in 1968 as John is put on to a case involving the loss of over 100 million dollars worth of gold bullion from an airplane carrying it. As he searches for the missing money, he will uncover a dark plot that threatens not only his life but also those of hundreds of innocent people. It's an intense story with lots of twists and turns.
It's a McCarthy-era Cold War thriller featuring an American professor of Russian history and an Israeli intelligence agent. It is a story set in Europe during the weeks leading up to the start of World War III when two characters become inextricably involved, with an eye toward stopping the impending catastrophe.
Published Date | 2007-11-26 |
Duration | 18 hours 6 minutes |
Author | Alan Furst |
Narrated | George Guidall |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Mystery, Thriller & Horror |
Parent Category | Espionage, Historical Fiction |