John le Carré

The Moscow Option by Jeremy Duns My rating: 5 of 5 stars Say goodbye to your wife or husband, boy or girlfriend. Say farewell to your friends and family. Ring in sick to work. No, not because it’s the late ’60’s and you’re defecting to the Soviet Union…it’s because for The Moscow Option’s main character … Continue reading Review: The Moscow Option by Jeremy Duns →

Review: A Colder War

Posted on 20/10/2014 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Spy Fiction, The Cold War

A Colder War by Charles Cumming My rating: 5 of 5 stars I couldn’t have enjoyed this book any more if I’d tried. Believe me. If you’ve ever been a fan of, or even ever heard someone say they’ve been a fan of the classic Spy Fiction writers, then this is for you - and … Continue reading Review: A Colder War →

Review: The Whitehall Mandarin

Posted on 07/04/2014 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Spy Fiction, The Cold War

Couldn't have been more impressed if it had fallen off the shelf onto my toe!

Review: Ratcatcher

Posted on 23/02/2014 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, eBooks, Fiction, Spy Fiction, The Cold War

Ratcatcher by Tim Stevens My rating: 4 of 5 stars I've read a few dry runs over the last few months, but this is at last, the real deal. A modern spy thriller with enough background depth, invention, style and substance to stand comparison with some of the besr of yester-year. A real page-turner and … Continue reading Review: Ratcatcher →