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Category: Spy
The Fox, by Frederick Forsyth a Book Review
The Fox by Frederick Forsyth My rating: 5 of 5 stars Writing master, Frederick Forsyth, is back at it again with a great book linking IT to current and past events in the world of international intrigue and power games. The occurrences that happen… Continue Reading “The Fox, by Frederick Forsyth a Book Review”
The Sixth Man by David Baldacci, a Book Review
The Sixth Man by David Baldacci My rating: 4 of 5 stars At what point will the computer world and fast-moving information world outpace the ability of humans to deal with the input to make logical governmental decisions. The world of computers has gotten… Continue Reading “The Sixth Man by David Baldacci, a Book Review”
Book Review: Agent ZigZag by Ben MacIntyre
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal by Ben Macintyre My rating: 5 of 5 stars The stories that keep coming out of the Second World War never cease to amaze me! The recently opened files on Eddie Chapman have… Continue Reading “Book Review: Agent ZigZag by Ben MacIntyre”
Book Review: The Chemist byStephenie Meyer
The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer My rating: 5 of 5 stars As a former nerdy ex-science/biology/chemistry teacher, it’s always fun to read about the underdog who ultimately breaks up the plot to overthrow the government! This story will keep you guessing and turning pages… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Chemist byStephenie Meyer”
Book Review: ‘The Alice Network’ by Kate Quinn
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn My rating: 5 of 5 stars Here’s an award-winning level of a story by an author who has done an amazing amount of research on the women who ran and participated in, the spy newwork of occupied France… Continue Reading “Book Review: ‘The Alice Network’ by Kate Quinn”
Book Review: Harry’s Game by Gerald Seymour
Harry’s Game by Gerald Seymour My rating: 5 of 5 stars Seymour is in his groove with this one and once again he’s got it right with his characterization, situation and the plot. War isn’t really about our morals and higher values, Queen and… Continue Reading “Book Review: Harry’s Game by Gerald Seymour”
Book Review: “The Deceiver” by Frederick Forsyth
The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth My rating: 5 of 5 stars Forsyth has done an outstanding job of detailing the circuitous paths of the old espionage game along with giving us a lot of reasons why our world of the technocrat spy really isn’t… Continue Reading “Book Review: “The Deceiver” by Frederick Forsyth”
Book review – Traitor’s Kiss – by Gerald Seymour
Traitor’s Kiss by Gerald Seymour My rating: 5 of 5 stars Here’s a writer who has definitely found his groove in the modern spy, suspense world. A position that rivals John LeCarre’s original supreme level. You’ll want to dig out the world atlas and… Continue Reading “Book review – Traitor’s Kiss – by Gerald Seymour”
Book Review: Condition Black by Gerald Seymour
Condition Black by Gerald Seymour My rating: 4 of 5 stars Here’s a really well written book showing the flaws in Whitehall’s old boys methodology of handling an active shooter and spy suspect. A good insight into the differences in the way the US… Continue Reading “Book Review: Condition Black by Gerald Seymour”
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