Black Ghosts by Victor Ostrovsky
Black Ghosts struck me as quintessential airport reading; the type of book you would pick up at the airport because you need something to read on a long flight ...
Tag: Espionage Fiction
In the Mail: Agent X
Cynics will enjoy the portrayal of all FBI administrators as butt-covering careerists, but Vail, equal parts Sherlock Holmes and Dirty Harry, strains credulity....
In the Mail: The Nearest Exit
Steinhauer's adept characterization of a morally conflicted spy makes this an emotionally powerful read.
Red Star Rising by Brian Freemantle
When it comes to espionage fiction I am usually in the cold dark and gray camp. LeCarre (early not late), Deighton, etc. so Brian Freemantle’s Charlie Muf...
In the Mail: Red Star Rising
Red Star Rising: A Thriller by Brian Freemantle Publishers Weekly Last seen in 2002’s Kings of Many Castles, working-class British spy Charlie Muffin once...
In the Mail: Moscow Sting
Moscow Sting by Alex Dryden Booklist Dryden follows up his superb debut, Red to Black (2009), with a riveting sequel. British spy Finn, who uncovered a Russian ...