New York Times Bestsellers
Alan Furst has placed 7 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 24 weeks on the charts.
Mission to Paris
Night Soldiers Series
6 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #2 · debuted Jun 2012 · 10 weeks across 3 NYT lists
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Midnight in Europe
Night Soldiers Series
3 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #6 · debuted Jun 2014 · 4 weeks across 2 NYT lists
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Reading Order
6 series · 23 booksRoger Levin Series
0 of 3 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your Day in the Barrel | 1976 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Paris Drop | 1980 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Caribbean Account | 1981 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
T.J & Blake Series
0 of 2 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Big Tip | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Kofi's Plot (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Alan Furst Other Novels
0 of 1 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shadow Trade | 1984 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Alan Furst Childrens Books
0 of 1 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Give Peas a Chance (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Alan Furst Anthologies
0 of 1 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage | 2003 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
About the Author
Alan Furst (; born 1941) is an American author of historical spy novels. Furst has been called "an heir to the tradition of Eric Ambler and Graham Greene," whom he cites along with Joseph Roth and Arthur Koestler as important influences.