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Review: Icon – Frederick Forsyth

Posted on 05/09/202605/09/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Russia, Spy, Spy Fiction, The Cold War, The Soviet Union, Thriller

It was the best of times it was the worst of times

Review: Berlin Red – Sam Eastland

Posted on 18/01/202024/09/2020 by Speesh in Fiction, Germany, Historical Fiction, Russia, The Second World War, The Soviet Union, World War II Germany

Finnish

Review: Night Flight To Paris – David Gilman

Posted on 11/08/201911/08/2019 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Spy, The Second World War, World War II

All aboard!

Review: Prussian Blue – Philip Kerr

Posted on 22/08/201822/08/2018 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Post WWII, Post-War Germany, The Second World War, World War II Germany

"Streets ahead of most other historical thrillers" - The Times

Review: The Other Side of Silence – Philip Kerr

Posted on 15/06/201819/06/2018 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Post-War Germany, Spy, The Second World War, The Soviet Union

"Kerr's Bernie Gunther books are modern classics" - Simon Sebag Montefiore

Review: The Lady From Zagreb – Philip Kerr

Posted on 15/03/201804/06/2018 by Speesh in Historical Fiction, Post WWII, Post-War Germany, The Second World War, World War II Germany

Seems like it's much better to have come FROM Zagreb

Review: The Devil's Assassin – Paul Fraser Collard

Posted on 20/01/201727/04/2026 by Speesh in British Empire, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Spy

The Devil in the details

Review: Savage Continent – Keith Lowe

Posted on 09/04/201619/03/2024 by Speesh in History, Non Fiction, The Second World War

Just be glad you weren't there

Review: The Ends of the Earth – Robert Goddard

Posted on 22/10/201520/04/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Between The Wars, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Spy, Spy Fiction

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 →