Book Log 2018 #44: Potsdam Station by David Downing

Journalist turned spy John Russell is still out of harm's way, but fears for his son and girlfriend, both of whom are still in harm's way (on the Eastern Front and in an increasingly perilous Berlin, respectively). Russell tries to find a way to get back into Germany, but his plan has some unintended consequences. Which is kind of par for the course, given the number of scrapes Russell has been in while playing the Germans, Soviets, and British off of each other.

I've read a couple of reviews of the book, and tend to agree with them that the depiction of Berlin on the precipice of falling to the Soviets is much better than the actual plot lines. One of the reviews faulted the series for not depicting the main characters more richly (which holds some water, but I don't find them as one-dimensional as the reviewer did), while both found fault with Russell's ability to navigate Berlin once he returns (which I agree with in retrospect).

For all that, I do still like the series and am interested to see how the war ends for everyone.