Red Gold

By: Alan Furst

Narrated by: George Guidall

New York Times bestselling author Alan Furst pens evocative and urbane novels of World War II espionage. Focusing on the European theater, Furst writes about ordinary people struggling to cope with the chaos of the world around them.

In the autumn of 1941, as German tanks approach Moscow, Stalin issues a desperate order: all secret operatives behind enemy lines must strike no matter the cost. Into this fray comes Jean Casson—once a wealthy Parisian film producer, now penniless and wanted by the Gestapo.

But when the local police finally catch him, instead of handing him over to the brutal Germans, they direct him to an old military friend and a new job in the service of the newly resurrected French intelligence service.

Featuring the same flawed yet noble protagonist as The World at Night, Furst’s Red Gold exposes the raw humanity of men and women in a dark time.

©1999 Alan Furst (P)2005 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

"This innovative and gripping novel eloquently transports us back to a different era and a different world." (Amazon.com review)

The problems of the Frenh resisrance.

This was often confusing,but I followed it enough to gue0t the gist.
I can appreciate the author's hard work and research.

Guidall is the Richard Burton of readers

Furst writes great spy books. No, not 007, but everyday people who are drawn into a terrible mess. The Germans are here, or coming...
Can not be better than Alan Furst!

another excellent example of the underground

I often hope to hear new elements of the French Underground during WW2 and find Mr Furst has knowledge of operations that are, if entirely made up, then very imaginative, and if they're historical, they show some real research. I like his characters and their attitudes which betray hints of noir and 'very french' indifference.

red gold

pretty good, was slow at times, narrator great, not sure of ending though, may try another of this author

WWII intrigue

Exceptional writing and perfect narrator. if you like historical intrigue, this is very believable and holds one's interest.