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What I’m currently reading:
A Novel of John le Carré’s Circus Karla’s Choice
Martyn Whittock, Hannah Whittock

It is the spring of 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus.
With the wreckage of the West’s spy war with the Soviets strewn across Europe, he has eyes only on a more peaceful life.
Control has other plans. A Russian agent has defected in the most unusual of circumstances, and the man he was sent to kill in London is nowhere to be found. Smiley reluctantly agrees to one last simple task: interview a witness, and sniff out a lead.
But in his absence, the shadows of Moscow have lengthened. Smiley will soon find himself on a collision course with the greatest enemy he will ever make…

Speesh Reads ‘Blog’

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Reviews listed by author (A-Z)

It could well be that I have read a book you are interested in, in which case, you can either go to the ‘Blog‘ part, where there are reviews in the order that I’ve read the book, or here, where you’ll find all the books I’ve reviewed listed by author.

Reviews listed by book title (A-Z)

I don’t know about you, sometimes I can only remember the title of the book I want
to find. So here’s a list of reviewed books by title.

The Speesh Reads Historical Fiction Timeline

I read a lot of Historical Fiction, so I’ve put together a Historical (Fiction) Timeline, which is based on the year that the book starts. It is based on what the author has stated,
or as far as I can tell.