David Downing

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David Downing
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Born (1946-08-09) August 9, 1946 (age 75)
London, England
OccupationNovelist
GenreNon-fiction, fiction, crime, mystery

David Downing is a contemporary British author of mystery novels and nonfiction. His works have been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[1][2] The New York Times,[3] and The Wall Street Journal.[4] He is known for his "convincing" depiction of World War II[5] and Berlin,[4] probably due to his studies[6] and familiarity with the subject. He has written a series of espionage thrillers, based around Anglo-American character John Russell exploring Germany in the 1940s. They are known as "The Station Series" because they are all named after train stations, mostly in Berlin.

Jack of Spies, the first novel in a new series set before, during and after World War I, was published in September 2013.[7]

His contributions to the studies of World War II history have appeared in both historical nonfiction and fictional thrillers. His studies mainly examine the events that decided "the fate of Germany and Japan" toward the end of the war.[6] He wrote a counterfactual history of the Second World War, The Moscow Option. He has also been known to write under the pseudonym David Monnery[6] and also wrote An Atlas of Territorial and Border Disputes (1980, New English Library, ISBN 0-450-04804-7).

In the 1970s, Downing contributed to the music magazine Let It Rock and published a study of utopian and science fiction explorations of the future in music, Future Rock, analysing the work of Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Pink Floyd and others.[citation needed]

Publications[]

John Russell series[]

  • Zoo Station (2007) ISBN 978-1-56947-971-1
  • Silesian Station (2008) ISBN 978-1-56947-573-7
  • Stettin Station (2009) ISBN 978-1-56947-919-3
  • Potsdam Station (2010) ISBN 1-56947-917-8
  • Lehrter Station (2012) ISBN 978-1-61695-074-3
  • Masaryk Station (2013) ISBN 978-1616952235
  • Wedding Station (2021) ISBN 978-1641291088

Jack McColl series[]

  • Jack of Spies (2013) ISBN 978-1-61695-268-6
  • One Man's Flag (2015) ISBN 978-1-61695-270-9
  • Lenin's Roller Coaster (2017) ISBN 978-1-61695-604-2
  • The Dark Clouds Shining (2018) ISBN 978-1-61695-606-6

Other novels[]

  • The Moscow Option (1980)
  • The Red Eagles (2015) ISBN 978-1-61695-599-1
  • Diary of a Dead Man on Leave (2019) ISBN 978-1-61695-843-5

Nonfiction books[]

  • Future Rock (1976) ISBN 978-0-586-04308-0
  • Clint Eastwood—All-American Anti-Hero (with Gary Herman), (1978) ISBN 0-86001-412-6
  • Jane Fonda—All-American Anti-Heroine (with Gary Herman), (1980) ISBN 0-86001-644-7
  • Sealing Their Fate: The Twenty-two Days that Decided World War II, (2009) ISBN 0-306-81620-2

References[]

  1. ^ "Fiction Book Review: Potsdam Station by David Downing".
  2. ^ "Fiction Book Review: Zoo Station by David Downing".
  3. ^ Stasio, Marilyn (22 April 2011). "Covert Operations". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Massie, Allan (30 April 2011). "REVIEW --- Books: In the World of Night and Fog --- The 12 years of Hitler's Third Reich are fertile ground for novelists". The Wall Street Journal. p. C.5. ProQuest 864068827.
  5. ^ http://www.bookgeeks.co.uk/2010/02/03/simon-ps-review-stettin-station-by-david-downing/[full citation needed]
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c http://www.miwsr.com/2011/downloads/2011-013.pdf[full citation needed]
  7. ^ Downing, David (3 September 2013). Jack of Spies. Old Street Publishing. ASIN 1908699299.

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