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Spy thriller

Jun

12

2014

The Lion by Nelson DeMille

The Lion by Nelson DeMille

“I have read most of Nelson DeMille’s books. He has never let me down. The Lion is a follow-up to The Lion’s Game published five books earlier. John Corey (retired NYC police detective) and his FBI Agent wife, Kate Mayfield, are members of a Joint Task Force on Terrorism in New York City. Their opponent is Asad Khalil, …

May

28

2014

The Secret Soldier

The Secret Soldier by Alex Berenson

Several years ago I read a book byAlex Berenson entitled The Ghost War. Recently I read another book featuring Berenson’s hero John Wells. The Secret Soldier, was originally published in 2011. I read the hardcover version but it is now available in a mass market paperback. The story begins with John Wells tracking down a rogue CIA operative in …

Apr

22

2014

The Mark of the Assassin by Daniel Silva

I was looking through my bookcase for something to read recently and discovered Daniel Silva’s second book, The Mark of the Assassin. This contemporary spy thriller features Michael Osbourne, a former field agent, who now rides a desk in the Langley, VA headquarters of the CIA. His mission is to uncover and neutralize an assassin …

Mar

3

2014

Phantom by Ted Bell

Phantom by Ted Bell

I have read 5 previous spy thrillers by Ted Bell (former head of Young and Rubicam, one of the world’s largest international advertising agencies). They were all page turners and highly enjoyable. Phantom is a welcome addition to his collection. Lord Alexander Hawke, hero of the series, finds himself in Russia searching for his presumably …

May

21

2013

Unlikely Spy

The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva

I just finished his mammoth (724 pages) WWII thriller, The Unlikely Spy, by Daniel Silva, who has been favorably compared to Ken Follett and Robert Harris as a writer of spy fiction. The story takes place in the U.S., U.K. and Germany from the late 1930s to the landings in Normandy. Some of the characters—Winston Churchill and German spymaster Admiral William Canaris—are …

Apr

25

2013

Cold Harbour by Jack Higgins

Cold Harbour by Jack Higgins

Jack Higgins has been writing since 1959 but it was 1975’s bestseller The Eagle Has Landed that launched his reputation. He has written 35 mysteries and thrillers using the names Harry Patterson, James Graham, Martin Fallon and Hugh Marlowe and 25 more under the name Jack Higgins. Higgins, et al., is a very good storyteller and …

Sep

18

2012

The Book of Spies by Gayle Lynds

“Woe is me! I have just found spy-writer Gayle Lynds, who has co-written several books in Robert Ludlum’s series of spy thrillers as well as a number of her own best-selling stories. Why “woe is me” then? Because I have just finished The Book of Spies and now have to add Gayle’s previous books to …

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