A Clean Getaway
With kidnappings, explosions, and sleeper cells, this summer’s new spy thrillers deliver escapism as its most literal.
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THE SPIES OF WARSAW
By Alan Furst (Random House) |
DEATH AND HONOR
By W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (Putnam) |
THE LAST PATRIOT
By Brad Thor (Atria/Simon & Schuster) |
MOSCOW RULES
By Daniel Silva (Putnam) |
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$25 (hardcover) |
$26.95 (hardcover) |
$26 (hardcover)
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$26.95 (hardcover)
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June 3 |
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July 1
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July 22
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288 pages |
480 pages |
352 pages
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488 pages
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Although Furst’s purview is confined to World War II, his novels are rich with historical detail and moral ambiguity. |
With his military background, Griffin is your safest bet for elaborate settings and historical accuracy. |
With a focus on modern warfare, Thor’s novels promise breakneck, punch-packed plots.
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Often compared with the likes of Le Carré, Silva has a gift for developing interesting characters, both heroic and villainous.
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Set on the eve of the German invasion of Poland, this book follows an aristocratic war vet as he barters information in the back alleys of Warsaw to stay ahead of the Nazis. |
In this new entry in Griffin’s popular Honor Bound series (co-written with his son), we are immersed in neutral Argentina during WWII, where Cletus Frade must unravel the significance of a German operation dubbed Operation Phoenix. |
In this modern-day thriller, a Navy SEAL turned covert homeland security operative must race to uncover an ancient secret so powerful it just might stop militant Islam dead in its tracks. |
In this new Gabriel Allon adventure, a journalist’s death leads Allon to Russia, where neo-Stalinists are plotting to reclaim their lost empire and silence their enemies. |
— Karen Peláez
