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David Downing

David Downing is a British writer known for his political and spy thriller novels, as well as non-fiction works. He created the John Russell and Effi Koenen World War II spy thriller series. Additionally, he has authored a diverse range of non-fiction books covering topics such as military and political history, Russian football, musicians like Neil Young, and more. Although Downing had been writing non-fiction before, he made his debut as a novelist in 2007 with Zoo Station, which launched his John Russell series. Below is a list of David Downing's books in the order of their initial release:

David Downing became a published novelist in 1976 with the novel Future Rock. Below is a list of David Downing's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of John Russell & Effi Koenen Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Zoo Station (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Silesian Station (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stettin Station (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Potsdam Station (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lehrter Station (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Masaryk Station (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wedding Station (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Union Station (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Jack McColl Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Jack of Spies (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
One Man's Flag (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lenin's Roller Coaster (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dark Clouds Shining (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Leading Lives Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Joseph Stalin (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Benito Mussolini (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mohandas Gandhi (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Emmeline Pankhurst (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Golda Meir (By: Anna Claybourne) (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ho Chi Minh (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Che Guevara (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lenin (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Moscow Option (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Red Eagles (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Diary of a Dead Man on Leave (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Future Rock (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Clint Eastwood (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Devil's Virtuosos (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
War Without End, Peace Without Hope (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Charles Bronson (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Jack Nicholson (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Marlon Brando (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Robert Redford (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Robert Mitchum (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Dreamer Of Pictures (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Passovotchka (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best of Enemies (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Yasser Arafat (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sealing Their Fate (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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