Category: Spy

Historical Fiction.

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

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

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

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 →

Review: Spies of The Balkans – Alan Furst

Posted on by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Second World War, Spy, Spy Fiction, The Second World War

Night Soldiers 11 My version: PaperbackGenre: Historical Fiction, World War IIPublisher: W&NFirst published: 2014ISBN: 978-1780228914Bought From the cover:Salonika, 1940. To the bustle of tavernas and the smell of hashish, a secret war is taking shape. In the backrooms of barbers, envelopes change hands, and in the Club de Salonique the air is thick with whispers.Costa … Continue reading Review: Spies of The Balkans – Alan Furst →