"Richard Hannay," I kept telling myself, "you have got into the wrong ditch, my friend, and you had better climb out."
Category: Spy Fiction
Review: The Riddle of The Sands (A record of secret service) – Erskine Childers
His son became the President of Ireland
Review: The Secret Agent – Joseph Conrad
There are some nice covers to some of the versions
Review: Spy Out The Land – Jeremy Duns
If it had featured Angela Rippon, it'd have got 6 stars
Review: Dead Letter Drop – Peter James
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, meh!
Review: The Double Game – Dan Fesperman
And it's now I see, after all of this time what it's done to me
Review: I Am Pilgrim – Terry Hayes
I Am Stunned
Review: The Ends of the Earth – Robert Goddard
My version: HardbackGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Transworld Publishers, Penguin Random HouseFirst published: 2015ISBN: 978-0-593-06979-0Pages: 379Bought, signed From the cover:July 1919. Ex-flying ace James 'Max' Maxted's attempt to uncover the secret behind the death of his father, Sir Henry Maxted, murdered while serving as an advisor with the British delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, has seemingly ended … Continue reading Review: The Ends of the Earth – Robert Goddard
Review: Masaryk Station – David Downing
My version: PaperbackGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Old Street PublishingFirst published: 2013ISBN: 978-1-908699-66-4Pages: 288Bought Europe, 1948. The continent is once again divided into the Soviet-controlled East, and the US dominated West.John Russell and his old comrade in espionage Shchepkin need to find a way out of the dangerous, morally murky world they have both inhabited for far too … Continue reading Review: Masaryk Station – David Downing
Review: The Corners of the Globe – Robert Goddard
My version: HardbackGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Transworld Publishers, Random HouseFirst published: 2014ISBN: 976-0-593-06975-2Pages: 392Bought, signed Spring, 1919. James 'Max' Maxted, former Great War flying ace, returns to the trail of murder and treachers he set out on in The Ways Of The World.He left Paris after avenging the murder of his father, Sir Henry Maxted, convinced that … Continue reading Review: The Corners of the Globe – Robert Goddard
