Spy novels are traditionally about lone wolves, but how many people actually live like that? Alan Furst livelonenovel Change image and share on social
I was going to be the best failed novelist in Paris. That was certainly not the worst thing in the world that one could be. Alan Furst badfailnovelist Change image and share on social
Good people don't spend their time being good. Good people want to spend their time mowing the lawn and playing with the dog. But bad people spend all their time being bad. It is all they think about. Alan Furst baddoggood Change image and share on social
Venice has always fascinated me. Every country in Europe then was run by kings and the Vatican except Venice, which was basically run by councils. I've always wondered why. Alan Furst basicallycouncilcountry Change image and share on social
I was raised on John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series. Something about this genre - hard-boiled-private-eye-with-heart-of-gold - never failed to take me away from whatever difficulties haunted my daily world to a wonderful land where I was no more than an enthralled spectator. Alan Furst boildailydifficulty share on social
I would have loved to have another 10 Eric Ambler books. Alan Furst amblerbookeric Change image and share on social
I basically wrote five books with 'Night Soldiers,' called them novellas, and came in with a 600-page manuscript. Alan Furst basicallybookcall Change image and share on social
Le Carre's voice - patrician, cold, brilliant and amused - was perfect for the wilderness-of-mirrors undertow of the Cold War, and George Smiley is the all-time harassed bureaucrat of spy fiction. Alan Furst amusebrilliantbureaucrat Change image and share on social
For something that's supposed to be secret, there is a lot of intelligence history. Every time I read one book, two more are published. Alan Furst bookhistoryintelligence Change image and share on social
What you get in the Cold War is 'the wilderness of mirrors' where you have to figure out what's good and what's evil. That's good for John le Carre, but not me. Alan Furst carrecoldevil Change image and share on social
