Alan Furst

Alan Furst is an American historical spy novelist, widely recognized as the master of historical spy novel. He was born and raised in New York, the Upper West Side of Manhattan on February 20, 1941 to a Jewish family. Due to the striking similarity in his works, he had been considered as the heir of Eric Amber and Graham Green by whom he was deeply influenced. In addition to Arthur Koestler and Joseph Roth.