cover image Night Soldiers

Night Soldiers

Alan Furst. St. Martin's Press, $4.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-312-92004-3

The father of a boy murdered by fascists in a small town in Bulgaria in 1934 embraces Communism and becomes an agent for the Soviets, who assign him to Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War. ``Furst shows a remarkable talent in his fifth novel, integrating details about the cultures of Spain, France and Eastern Europe with a fascinating story,'' PW declared . (Feb.)