Transcripton by Kate Atkinson
Kate Atkinson’s latest book Transcription tells the story of fictional spy Juliet Armstrong. She’s an eighteen year old who is recruited to assist with an operation to track German spies in London...
View ArticleThe Literary Review – John le Carré issue
The Literary Review, a quarterly publication by Fairleigh Dickinson University, dedicated their Winter issue in 2015 to fiction and poems that the editors felt in some way invoked the writings of John...
View ArticleBest of 2018 – Part One
As is becoming a bit of a tradition, I'm rounding out the year with a couple of posts looking at some of my favorite things from the year. Some are spy related, some are not but all were memorable...
View ArticleAmerican Spy – Lauren Wilkinson
Wilkinson kicks off 2019 right with her excellent novel American Spy.
View ArticleReconstruction – Mick Herron
In anticipation of Mick Herron’s US release of London Rules, the fifth book in his Slough House series, I did a re-read of his Slough House related work. Reconstruction came out in 2008 and is in many...
View ArticleSpy’s Fate – Arnaldo Correa
The 2002 book Spy’s Fate is one of those novels you’d never discover unless you went into a bookstore. A recommendation by one of the staff and only stocked because of their passion for it, I picked it...
View ArticleSecret Agent Selection: WW2 / Churchill’s Secret Agents: The New Recruits –...
Is this the best spy reality show? Yes.
View ArticleJoe Country by Mick Herron – First Impressions Review
In the history of spy novels, Mick Herron’s Slough House is becoming as memorable a location as le Carré’s spy headquarters the Circus. Compared to London Rules, which took off like an out of control...
View ArticleCondor – A Review
When I first heard of a television adaptation of the movie Three Days of the Condor, itself an adaptation of James Grady's novel Six Days of the Condor, I was slightly skeptical but willing to give it...
View ArticleQuick Take reviews – The Bayern Agenda, The Paris Diversion and Mac B., Kid...
I've read a few spy related books recently and thought I'd offer a quick round up of some recent releases. The Bayern Agenda - Dan Moren I've always thought that spies and scifi can be a good fit. By...
View ArticleAgent Running in the Field by John le Carré – Review
John le Carré’s first spy novel appeared in 1961 and nearly 60 years and 25 books later, he’s still at it. Compared to his last novel, Agent Running in the Field is full on modern day spy story. His...
View ArticleTranscripton by Kate Atkinson
Kate Atkinson’s latest book Transcription tells the story of fictional spy Juliet Armstrong. She’s an eighteen year old who is recruited to assist with an operation to track German spies in London...
View ArticleThe 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...
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