Red Gold

Red Gold is the fifth novel in the Night Soldiers series by author Alan Furst. Jean Casson returned to Paris under a new identity. Jean Casson runs away from the Gestapo, he is determined to stay out of trouble, he struggles to survive in the shadows and back roads. This is a haunting thriller set in the shadows of occupied Paris.

Here are the top 3 reviews and comments that readers love about this fascinating book.

Review 1: Red Gold audiobook by Darwin8u

Continues the saga of Jean Casson

A decent follow-up to ‘The World At Night’, ‘Red Gold’ continues the saga of Jean Casson’s struggle to survive both morally and physically in Nazi occupied and collaborating France.

I prefer Furst’s novels that center on Eastern European characters (‘the Polish Officer’, ‘Dark Star’, ‘Night Soldiers’) instead of French, but it is hard to deny that even though it isn’t a major Furst novel, it is still a highly readable one. Using Jean Casson allows Furst to explore the world of those French collaborators, profiteers, and elites of Pétain’s France who refused to see the German occupiers for what they were. Furst clearly demarks the fragmented France that was left after Germany’s invasion and the Vichy collaboration.

This novel should be read closely with ‘A World at Night’. Like I wrote about that novel, even though I find this to be a minor Furst novel, it is context that matters. Most spy novelists don’t approach the art or the skill of a minor Furst novel. So enjoy.

Review 2: Red Gold audiobook by Old Squid

Another Furst masterpiece

This latest Furst is another great, atmospheric story of Europe during World War II — the ordinary and not-so-ordinary human beings who lived every day through terrible times, doing what they thought they had to do just to survive but also to make the world better. Furst takes the reader back into a world we can only imagine now, and brings it completely to life. The grubby details of daily life under totalitarian regimes (in this case, Paris during the Occupation)are very real in Furst’s telling, as is the nature of heroism — ordinary people impelled, for their own reasons, to brave acts of resistance, sabotage, and espionage. George Guidall’s reading heightens the atmosphere and brings the characters to life — his dry, wry, world-weary tone is just perfect for Furst’s works, and his adept characterizations help us visualize these people.

Review 3: Red Gold audiobook by Dr. J. O. Patterson

Not a good choice for one’s first Furst

The author continues to do a remarkable job of vividly painting a portrait of war-torn Europe. However the storyline drags oh so slowly. Would not recommend this to the novice Alan Furst reader.

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