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spy thrillers

Oct

8

2020

Hard Target by J. B. Turner

Jon Reznick is former Special Forces, CIA “black ops,” and current FBI. consultant. Sometimes his ops are “on the books;” other times he operates outside formal control. He lives in Rockland, Maine. He operates worldwide. He usually is a loner but he has resources. Among his resources in this story are Martha Meyerstein, Assistant Director …

Dec

9

2019

Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré

“I wanted people to get a good laugh out of it,” le Carré says of his new, 25th novel. Maybe I’m the wrong kind of reader; I didn’t chuckle even once, but I still enjoyed this meticulously crafted spy novel suffused with politics of all sorts. Protagonist Anatoly—“Nat” for short—is a middle-aged veteran of Britain’s …

Nov

11

2019

Termination Orders

Termination Orders by Leo J. Maloney

In October 2019, I discovered the books of author Leo J. Maloney. His first book featuring superspy Dan Morgan is Termination Orders. His series is now at nine books and counting. The author himself is a thirty-year veteran of private contractor black operations so he knows his subject quite well. Dan Morgan, A.K.A Cobra, has retired …

Aug

1

2019

The Expats book cover by Chris Pavone

The Expats by Chris Pavone

This book was recommended to me by a trusted source. The source was right. I was not familiar with the writings of Chris Pavone, but now I am a fan. The Expats is set in Luxembourg, primarily, but takes the reader to Paris, Geneva, New York City and Washington, D.C. The primary “good guys” are …

Jun

5

2019

The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni

The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni

Robert Dugoni returns with another nail-biter of a spy thriller. In The Eighth Sister, retired CIA case officer Charles Jenkins is hauled back for one more mission. Sent to Russia to figure out who is assassinating members of a secret US spy cell, Jenkins discovers that not everything is as it seems, and, in fact, …

May

9

2019

At the Table of Wolves

At the Table of Wolves by Kay Kenyon

You have heard the cliché “Never judge a book by its cover!” Thank goodness I did. I saw the cover at a recent writers conference. It had a couple of icons that I recognized– Big Ben in London, WWII aircraft and a woman dressed as a WWII spy. In the cover copy, I saw the …

Feb

20

2019

The Fox

The Fox by Frederick Forsyth

Thank you, Frederick Forsyth, for writing The Fox. Thank you G.P. Putnam’s Sons for publishing it. The 21st century has seen the birth of a new type warfare– cyberwarfare. Mr. Forsyth has produced a book whose plot seems to be ripped from major news headlines (not “fake news!”). Among the major characters is Sir Adrian Weston, retired …

Feb

7

2018

Need to Know

Need to Know by Karen Cleveland

Vivian Miller is a CIA analyst working on Russian sleeper cells. She is good at her job, and dedicated. But what she discovers will blow apart everything she thought she knew about her life. What do you do when the choice is country or family? How do you protect your children–and Vivian cares deeply about …

Nov

9

2017

At the Table of Wolves

At the Table of Wolves by Kay Kenyon

You have heard the cliché “Never judge a book by its cover!” Thank goodness I heeded that advice. I saw the cover of At the Table of Wolves by Kay Kenyon at a writers’ conference. It had a couple of icons that I recognized: Big Ben in London, WWII aircraft, and a woman dressed as a …

Sep

1

2017

Rick Steves Prague

Prague: Reading, Seeing, Eating

I am 75 years old and a retired book professional with nearly forty years of book selling for publishers, as a retailer and for a book wholesaler. Most recently, I have been a volunteer at a regional writers’ association and written book reviews. My wife and I completed a two week visit to five cities in …

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