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Book Review: The Man in the Corduroy Suit by James Wolff

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Wolff places his characters in unique and extreme circumstances and allows the reader to see how they react. As you read you are trying to work out who you can ...

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Steinhauer on le Carre

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

"The spymaster-as-hero is gone, replaced by the whistle-blower, the outsider who retains enough of his heart to be appalled by the slaughter of strays. In Cairo...

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Book Trailer: A Delicate Truth by John Le Carre

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I confess I haven't read a Le Carre book since, what, The Secret Pilgrim? But perhaps I should give him another try ...

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Red Star Rising by Brian Freemantle

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

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...

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The Ghost War by Alex Berenson

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

You had to think Alex Berenson felt a little pressure on his second book.  The first won an Edgar Award after all and ended with its hero saving New York City ...

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