For similar atmospheric and historical spy fiction:
- John le Carré
- Paul Vidich, particularly "The Coldest Warrior" and "Beirut Station"
- Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther series
- Robert Harris
- Ken Follett
- Len Deighton
- Joseph Kanon
For authors who inspired Furst:
- Between Meals by A.J. Liebling
- A Coffin for Dimitrios by Eric Ambler
- The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron
- Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History by Rhonda K. Garelick
- The Diamond Chariot by Boris Akunin
- The Snows of Yesteryear by Gregor von Rezzori
Authors of commercial fiction Furst admires:
- Ray Bradbury, especially Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Mary Renault, as in The Praise Singer
- Herman Wouk, particularly The Caine Mutiny
I've read some of these, and heard of a few more, but there are several that are new to me. Anyone, now I've got a list to work from.

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Now get AI to summsrise them into one parsgraph. Saves you reading them.
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