The Miernik Dossier by Charles McCarry – Review
Charles McCarry, who passed away this past February at the age of 88, wrote what might be the most intriguing and enjoyable spy novels ever in his first novel The Miernik Dossier. The 1973 book is in...
View ArticleThe Last Dead Letter by Mick Herron
For more on Mick Herron's Slough House series go here. Mick Herron has seemed to enjoy playing in the expanded sandbox of the Slough House universe, writing a novel adjacent to the series, multiple...
View ArticleSpy Games – The Bravo Reality Show – Episode 5 Recap
Matthew Bradford and Jeff Quest recap and give their opinions on episode 5 of Bravo's new reality TV show - Spy Games. Who will will be crowned the ultimate spy?
View ArticleSpy Games – The Bravo Reality Show – Episode 6 Recap
Matthew Bradford and Jeff Quest recap and give their opinions on episode 6 of Bravo's new reality TV show - Spy Games. Who will will be crowned the ultimate spy?
View ArticleSpy Games – The Bravo Reality Show – Episode 7 Recap
Matthew Bradford and Jeff Quest recap and give their opinions on episode 7 of Bravo's new reality TV show - Spy Games. Who will will be crowned the ultimate spy?
View ArticleSpy Games – Season Finale – Bravo’s Reality TV show Recap
Matthew Bradford and Jeff Quest recap and give their opinions on episode 8, the season finale, titled The Final Mission of Bravo's new reality TV show - Spy Games. Who was crowned the ultimate spy? FYI...
View ArticleThe Last Tourist by Olen Steinhauer – A Review
It’s been 8 years since we’ve had a novel dedicated to the trials and tribulations of Milo Weaver, Olen Steinhauer’s former spy turned spymaster. Milo was a member of a secretive CIA department called...
View ArticleEast of Hounslow & Homegrown Hero by Khurrum Rahman – Review
I’m always excited to find a new spy novel series by an author that does something fresh in the genre. I was lucky enough to have the pleasure of reading one such series recently. Thanks to the...
View ArticleA Kill in the Morning – Guest Book Review
I’m pleased to welcome guest Dick Woodgate to the site for the below book review. ‘I don’t like killing, but I’m good at it.’A Kill in the Morning by Graeme Shimmin As opening lines go, it’s a good...
View ArticleConspirator by Humphrey Slater – The first Cold War novel?
I’ve always been fascinated with the history of the cold war spy novel. I had previously considered Atomsk, released in 1949 and written by Carmichael Smith, the first but it appears to only be the...
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