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Tag: Spies

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: A Legacy of Spies – John le Carré

Posted on 25/08/201809/10/2018 by Speesh in Fiction, Spy Fiction

"He's one of those writers who will be read a century from now" Robert Harris

Tagged A Legacy Of Spies, George Smiley, Jim Prideaux, John le Carré, Penguin Random House, Peter Guillam, Spies, The Circus, Viking BooksLeave a comment

Review: The Double Game – Dan Fesperman

Posted on 18/04/201619/03/2024 by Speesh in Fiction, Spy Fiction

And it's now I see, after all of this time what it's done to me

Tagged Dan Fesperman, Natchez Burning, Spies, The Arms Maker Of Berlin, The Bone Tree, The Cold War, The Double Game, The Small Boat Of Great Sorrows, ThrillerLeave a comment

Review: The Confessor – Daniel Silva

Posted on 10/05/201526/03/2024 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Second World War, Spy, Spy Fiction

Ab unholy secret. A new deadly sin.

Tagged Dan Brown, Dan Fesperman, Daniel Silva, James Bond, Penguin Books, Spies, The Arms Maker Of Berlin, The Confessor, The Day Of The JackalLeave a comment

Review: The Istanbul Variations – Olen Steinhauer

Posted on 06/06/201320/08/2023 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Spy Fiction, The Cold War

Not enough. Even in Istanbul.

56.147762 10.003630
Tagged Cold War, Harper Collins, Olen Steinhauer, Prague Spring, Spies, The Istanbul Variations, TurkeyLeave a comment

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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