UNION STATION John Russell WWII Spy, Book 8

AudioFile Golden Voice Simon Vance navigates former double agent/journalist John Russell through his eighth adventure. It's the bad old days of the 1950s. The Cold War is heating up, Russia and the U.S. are at loggerheads in postwar Berlin, McCarthy's witch hunt is in full swing in America, and espionage is rampant. Russell's partner, successful TV actress Effi Koenen, is to be honored at a Berlin film festival. Despite the political turmoil, they decide to return to Berlin, their former home. Vance's calm, even presentation underplays the danger Russell faces from the KGB agents he betrayed and from those named in his current exposé of companies that worked with the Nazis during WWII. Vance's deft performance keeps things edgy and listeners engaged. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2024]