‘I’ll think about it,’ Russell said, mostly to avoid further argument. He wanted to spend his weekends with his son Paul and his girlfriend Effi, not the Shchepkins of this world.
The Russian nodded and let himself out. As if on cue, the Polish choir lapsed into silence.
PRAISE FOR DAVID DOWNING
‘Stands with Alan Furst for authentic detail and atmosphere’
Donald James, author of Monstrum
‘Think Robert Harris and Fatherland mixed with a dash of
Le Carré’
Sue Baker, Publishing News
‘A wonderfully drawn spy novel … A very auspicious début,
with more to come’
The Bookseller on Zoo Station
‘Excellent and evocative … Downing’s strength is his
fleshing out of the tense and often dangerous nature of
everyday life in a totalitarian state’
The Times on Silesian Station
‘Exciting and frightening all at once … It’s got everything
going for it’
Julie Walters
‘One of the brightest lights in the shadowy world of
historical spy fiction’
Birmingham Post
About the Author
David Downing is the author of several works of fiction and non-fiction. His first novel in the ‘John Russell and Effi Koenen’ series, Zoo Station, was published by Old Street in 2007, followed by Silesian Station in 2008 and Stettin Station in 2009. Potsdam Station is the fourth in the series. He lives in Surrey with his wife and two cats.