Category: Fiction

Review: The Ends of the Earth – Robert Goddard

Posted on by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Between The Wars, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Spy, Spy Fiction

The Ends of the Earth by Robert Goddard My rating: 4 of 5 stars The final book in The Wide World Trilogy and Robert Goddard remembers the Wide World bit on the cover and has the story rushing - as much as a five week sail trip can be said to be rushing - off to Japan in … Continue reading Review: The Ends of the Earth – Robert Goddard →

Review: The Siege – Nick Brown

Posted on by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Romans

The Siege (Agent of Rome 1) by Nick Brown My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am going back in time by reading this one. I was lucky enough to be sent (the latest as it was at the time) The Black Stone, which was actually number four in the series. I’d seen the name and some of … Continue reading Review: The Siege – Nick Brown →

Review: Masaryk Station – David Downing

Posted on by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Second World War, Spy, Spy Fiction, The Cold War

Masaryk Station by David Downing My rating: 5 of 5 stars A superb end to a simply wonderful series. A marvellous end to the book. Happiness tinged with sadness. Tragedy and hope.  It didn’t really feel like a goodbye.’ An au revoir, hopefully. Though that’s probably me wishing it, rather than it actually being so. And yes, he saved the … Continue reading Review: Masaryk Station – David Downing →

Review: The Corners of the Globe – Robert Goddard

Posted on by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Between The Wars, Britain/England, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Spy, Spy Fiction

The Corners of the Globe by Robert Goddard My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Corners of the Globe is the second in Robert Goddard’s The Wide World trilogy and it definitely shows all the signs of a master of the genre at work. I think I was perhaps fortunate to read this coming off the back of another … Continue reading Review: The Corners of the Globe – Robert Goddard →