Greece

Review: Greeks Bearing Gifts – Philip Kerr

Posted on 09/10/201809/10/2018 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Post WWII, Post-War Germany, World War II Germany

A killer has returned to Athens - one who may never have left

Review: Of Merchants and Heroes

Posted on 24/07/2014 by Speesh in Ancient Greece, Ancient History, Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Romans

Of Merchants and Heroes by Paul Waters My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is one, I thought after I’d finished it, that perhaps would have benefited by having its ‘Historical Note’ at the start. I certainly found it to be a better book looking back at it after having read the Historical Note, than … Continue reading Review: Of Merchants and Heroes →

Review: Spies of The Balkans

Posted on 17/12/2013 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Second World War, Spy, Spy Fiction

Spies of The Balkans by Alan Furst My Rating: 4 of 5 Stars "So, don't trust the telephone. Or the newspapers. Or the radio. Or tomorrow." Spies of the Balkans is a subtle and thoroughly satisfying story of war-time, Second World War-time, set in Greece, in Salonika, in 1940 - the early, confused, months of … Continue reading Review: Spies of The Balkans →