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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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