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Review: Agent In Place – Helen MacInnes

Posted on 11/09/202611/09/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Spy Fiction, Thriller

"Agent in Place" by Helen MacInnes is a Cold War thriller about a well-meaning spy whose leak ignites an international crisis, blending procedural realism with themes of idealism and espionage consequences.

Tagged Agent In Place, Cold War, Espionage, Espionage Thriller, Fiction, Helen Macinnes, Intelligence, spy, Thriller, Titan BooksLeave a comment

Review: The Eighth Sister – Robert Dugoni

Posted on 15/08/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Spy Fiction

A pulse-pounding thriller of espionage, spy games.

Tagged Charles Jenkins, Espionage, Moscow, Robert Dugoni, Russia, The Eighth Sister, The Soviet Union, Thomas & MercerLeave a comment

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?

Tagged Eric Ambler, Espionage, Greece, Italy, Nazi Germany, Penguin Classics, Turkey, World War IILeave a comment

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

Tagged Agent Running In The Field, Espionage, John le CarréLeave a comment

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

Tagged Espionage, Jeremy Duns, Paul Dark, Simon & Schuster, Spy Out The LandLeave a comment

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
Tagged A Loyal Spy, Espionage, Simon ConwayLeave a comment

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