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Tag: Espionage

Review: Journey Into Fear – Eric Ambler

Posted on 09/12/2024 by Speesh in Crime Fiction, Fiction, Spy Fiction, The Second World War

Is that all there is?

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Review: Dead Drop – Jeremy Duns

Posted on 25/12/2023 by Speesh in Espionage, History, Non Fiction, Soviet Union

Moscow rules

Tagged Cold War, Dead Drop, Espionage, Jeremy Duns, Simon & Schuster, spy, The Cold War, The Courier, The Soviet UnionLeave a comment

Review: Agent Running In The Field – John Le Carré

Posted on 11/12/202011/12/2020 by Speesh in Fiction, Thriller

It's a handbook

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Review: Killing Eve Codename Villanelle – Luke Jennings

Posted on 12/05/201917/01/2024 by Speesh in Fiction, Spy Fiction, Terrorism, Thriller

It's not Red Sparrow. No.

Tagged Codename Villanelle, Espionage, John Murray, Killing Eve, Luke Jennings, Red Sparrow, Russia, TerrorismLeave a comment

Review: The Company – Robert Littell

Posted on 14/02/2019 by Speesh in Fiction, Spy Fiction

May well be the best espionage book ever. I'd like to see better...

Tagged CIA, Espionage, Robert Littell, Spies, The CompanyLeave a comment

Review: The Riddle of The Sands (A record of secret service) – Erskine Childers

Posted on 11/06/201813/08/2018 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Spy Fiction

His son became the President of Ireland

Tagged Denmark, Erskine Childers, Espionage, Penguin Classics, spy, The Riddle Of The SandsLeave a comment

Review: Spy Out The Land – Jeremy Duns

Posted on 13/05/2017 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Spy Fiction, Thriller

If it had featured Angela Rippon, it'd have got 6 stars

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Review: A Loyal Spy – Simon Conway

Posted on 06/05/201320/08/2023 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Spy Fiction

Good. Could have been better.

56.147762 10.003630
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Review: The Dying Light – Henry Porter

Posted on 22/04/201320/08/2023 by Speesh in Fiction, Spy Fiction

Excellent

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Review: Free Agent – Jeremy Duns

Posted on 17/03/201320/08/2023 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Spy Fiction

Ready for a different sort of spy story?

56.147762 10.003630
Tagged Biafra, Espionage, Free Agent, Goodreads, Harold Wilson, Jeremy Duns, MI6, Nigeria, Simon & Schuster, Spies, spy, The Cold WarLeave a comment

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