From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Downing is a contemporary British author of mystery novels and nonfiction. His works have been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,the New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He is known for his "convincing" depiction of World War II and Berlin, probably due to his studies 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. It concluded in June 2013 after six novels with Masaryk Station. Jack of Spies, the first novel in a new series set before, during and after World War I, will be published in September 2013. His contributions to the studies of World War II history have appeared in both historical nonfiction and fictional thrillers. His studies mainly examine the simultaneous events that decided "the fate of Germany and Japan" toward the end of the war. He has also been known to write under the pseudonym David Monnery 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. Publications * 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 * Future Rock (1976) ISBN 978-0-586-04308-0 * Zoo Station (2007) ISBN 978-1-56947-971-1 * Silesian Station (2008) ISBN 978-1-56947-573-7 * Sealing Their Fate: The Twenty-two Days that Decided World War II, Nonfiction (2009) ISBN 0-306-81620-2 * 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 * Jack of Spies (2013) ISBN 978-1908699299 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Downing