Tom Fox returns to action in Jack Grimwood’s Nightfall Berlin. Having survived Moscow, Fox is sent to East Berlin to escort home a British defector who has express a desire to return home. For some reason, everyone is in agreement for this. There is a memoir. What the memoir contains could derail everything in the thawing environment of the mid-80’s. For Fox, nothing so simple as bringing an old man home is in his future.
Read MoreWith A Legacy of Spies, John le Carre returns to the scene of the novel that put him on the map. While the much publicised return of George Smiley is making the headlines, the story is set upon the shoulders, in my opinion, of one of his most interesting characters, Smiley’s right hand, Peter Guillam.
Read MoreA thriller is a funny thing. It really serves one purpose, to capture the reader and make sure they keep turning the pages. For something so simple, it is a very hard thing to get right. With Find Me, J.S. Monroe has crafted a dark, twisty, twisted thriller that keeps the pages turning.
Read MoreLiterary biography can be a tricky thing. An academic writing about another academic, author or poet, can usually result in a book that is worthy and as dry as the sahara. For some, these are wonderful books, for me, I'd rather eat one than wade through it. In a few cases, the author's life is more interesting than their creations. But, very rarely, do they mesh as well as David Cornwell's.
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