Who This Author Is

Alan Furst has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 12 catalog-linked books across 1998 to 2014, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Spies of Warsaw and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1998 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House and Orion Publishing Group, Limited.

Best Place To Start

The Spies of Warsaw

Random House • 2008 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Random House and Orion Publishing Group, Limited

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1998 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House and Orion Publishing Group, Limited.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Spies of Warsaw

    Random House • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2008 • 288 pages.

  2. Blood of victory

    Random House • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 237 pages.

  3. Polish Officer

    Orion Publishing Group, Limited • 2010 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 352 pages.

  4. Spies of the Balkans

    Orion Publishing Group, Limited • 2010 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 288 pages.

  5. The Polish Officer

    Trafalgar Square • 1998 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 384 pages.

  6. The World at Night

    Ulverscroft Large Print Books • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 448 pages.

  7. Night Soldiers

    Trafalgar Square • 1998 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 512 pages.

  8. How I Met a Gnome

    Independent Publisher • 2014 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2014.

  9. The Foreign Correspondent

    Simon & Schuster Audio • 2008 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2008.

  10. spies of Warsaw

    Thorndike Press • 2008 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

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