tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post4699951562037211920..comments2023-07-01T07:21:27.453-07:00Comments on Books & News: Win THE CLEANERBrett Battleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786471378650235415noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-65038261397798401362007-01-31T10:01:00.000-08:002007-01-31T10:01:00.000-08:00Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz
After discovering...Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz<br /><br />After discovering his recently murdered uncle was really a spy, 14 year-old Alex Rider is recruited by MI6 to take over his uncle's mission and infiltrate a prep school.Rob Gregory Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952008139132652259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-85096098822132896202007-01-31T09:34:00.000-08:002007-01-31T09:34:00.000-08:00Do cozy spy thrillers count?
Mrs. Pollifax on the...Do cozy spy thrillers count?<br /><br />Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station- Dorthy Gilman, 1983<br /><br />Senior citizen spy outsmarts the Chinese government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-16765801115582763952007-01-31T07:28:00.000-08:002007-01-31T07:28:00.000-08:00The Eiger Sanction, by Trevanian.
I can't believe...The Eiger Sanction, by Trevanian.<br /><br />I can't believe nobody's mentioned this one yet. It's a brilliant piece of writing that's almost a send-up of the espionage genre--but also bloody, action-packed, sadistic, and clever as fuck.<br /><br />Crap, that's two lines.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613235957316838052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-73359914446781550962007-01-29T15:41:00.000-08:002007-01-29T15:41:00.000-08:00I can't possibly choose one, and I'm running out o...I can't possibly choose one, and I'm running out of time. So, accounting for the fact that John Rain is an assassin, not a spy, I'll have to go with the latest spy thriller I've read:<br /><br />Legends, by Robert Littell: A man tries to sort out his past identies to find out the truth of who he is and, er ... not die. (See, I'm <i>horrible</i> at boiling it down to one line! It's a good book, I swear!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-15907499367087323332007-01-29T15:36:00.000-08:002007-01-29T15:36:00.000-08:00Less Than a Shadow by David Chacko.
A prominent j...Less Than a Shadow by David Chacko.<br /><br />A prominent journalist is murdered in Istanbul escalating into high drama involving the Turkish Mafia,a lethal hidden secret and a terrible threat about to change the Middle East forever.principessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439896031316005333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-55356016187565143852007-01-28T23:09:00.000-08:002007-01-28T23:09:00.000-08:00Doctor No - Ian Fleming, 1958
Poor James Bond, af...Doctor No - Ian Fleming, 1958<br /><br />Poor James Bond, after recovering from a bizarre shoe poisoning, his rest trip to Jamaica has him fighting off a mechanical dragon and a half German-half Chinese supervillian with only his close personal friend, Honeychile Rider, to lend a hand.angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751466673491487048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-63657993147069314852007-01-28T17:01:00.000-08:002007-01-28T17:01:00.000-08:00The Messenger by Daniel Silva. Around the globe a...The Messenger by Daniel Silva. Around the globe action involving the world art community, Israeli Mossad, The Pope and the U.S. President.travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191803578622949052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-88047494907684960122007-01-28T07:57:00.000-08:002007-01-28T07:57:00.000-08:00Ya know what's embarrassing? I've realized that I...Ya know what's embarrassing? I've realized that I can't think of a single international thriller that I've read. I'm sure there's something (and I REALLY want an ARC), but I can't think of a single one. Dammit. I'll have to check with the hubster & see if he can think of anything...angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751466673491487048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-2271466356646242612007-01-25T06:33:00.000-08:002007-01-25T06:33:00.000-08:00Patriot Games - Tom Clancy
From Great Britain to ...<i>Patriot Games</I> - Tom Clancy<br /><br />From Great Britain to the US, danger follows CIA agent, Jack Ryan, and his family, landing them in the midst of international terrorism.Angela/SciFiChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03207325369810773405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-62340853402035657512007-01-23T21:48:00.000-08:002007-01-23T21:48:00.000-08:00Gorky Park - Martin Cruz Smith
Three dead bodies ...Gorky Park - Martin Cruz Smith<br /><br />Three dead bodies buried in the snow add the crooked members of the KGB, the FBI, and the NYPD and have fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-62997792342482838252007-01-23T15:51:00.000-08:002007-01-23T15:51:00.000-08:00The Bridge Of Sighs - Olen Steinhauer, 2002
In 19...The Bridge Of Sighs - Olen Steinhauer, 2002<br /><br />In 1948, in a small, unnamed Eastern European country, homicide detective Emil Brod has been assigned his first case in the People's Militia, and his colleagues think he's a spy.Daniel Hatadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453583064175651509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-81513674060404680772007-01-23T12:01:00.000-08:002007-01-23T12:01:00.000-08:00Eye of the Needle, Ken Follett 1978
The allies ha...Eye of the Needle, Ken Follett 1978<br /><br />The allies have the Germans convinced they plan to invade Calais. Only one spy knows the truth, and the only person preventing him from getting that knowledge to the Nazis is Lucy Rose, a woman caring for her crippled husband on a lonely island.Mindy Tarquinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970872751327021013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-55001852763488263462007-01-23T10:40:00.000-08:002007-01-23T10:40:00.000-08:00Another Robert Ludlum: The Matarese Countdown.
S...Another Robert Ludlum: The Matarese Countdown. <br /><br />Substitute super-agent for retired Navy officer and Russian counterpart for world's most dangerous terrorist and we've got the same blurb. *g*Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185883760690309984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-3111280373188609882007-01-20T14:20:00.000-08:002007-01-20T14:20:00.000-08:00The Cleaner - Brett Battles
Berlin is again a cit...The Cleaner - Brett Battles<br /><br />Berlin is again a city of that will send chills down your spine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-22168457401999708162007-01-19T12:17:00.000-08:002007-01-19T12:17:00.000-08:00‘A Coffin for Dimitrios’ by Eric Ambler - [aka The...‘A Coffin for Dimitrios’ by Eric Ambler - [aka The Mask of Dimitrios]<br /><br />Is in novel terms an existential espionage novel, focusing on why society requires ‘enforcers’ like Dimitrios to make the world revolve.Ali Karimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640079406581573368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-44754827503537868842007-01-18T12:24:00.000-08:002007-01-18T12:24:00.000-08:00Spooker - Dean Ing
An innocent DEA agent becomes ...Spooker - Dean Ing<br /><br />An innocent DEA agent becomes the target of an ex-KGB mother and son team who now make their living hunting fellow spies.Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-90166653030122157092007-01-18T08:02:00.000-08:002007-01-18T08:02:00.000-08:00I am wholly incapable of writing single-sentence d...I am wholly incapable of writing single-sentence descriptions of books (was born without the gene that allows it), but what a cool idea for a contest! And I love The Quiet American...Tasha Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850540427161315450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-45376862561391727012007-01-17T23:15:00.000-08:002007-01-17T23:15:00.000-08:00The Scorpio Illusion - Robert Ludlum, 1993.
An ...The Scorpio Illusion - Robert Ludlum, 1993. <br /><br />An ex-naval intelligence officer is brought out of retirement to stop the world's most dangerous terrorist - who happens to be one smokin' hot lady.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-40611784463721570142007-01-17T22:16:00.000-08:002007-01-17T22:16:00.000-08:00The Tailor of Panama - John Le Carre, 1997.
Harry...The Tailor of Panama - John Le Carre, 1997.<br /><br />Harry Pendel is an unassuming tailor in Panama, who is working as informant to the British government. What his people don't know is that Harry has an agenda all his own.<br /><br />And they made a movie out of it starring Geoffrey Rush and Pierce Brosnan.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.staceycochran.com">Stacey</a>Stacey Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128613653591282474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-14666842605254447952007-01-17T13:53:00.000-08:002007-01-17T13:53:00.000-08:00Nice. Another Graham Greene fan...Nice. Another Graham Greene fan...Brett Battleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786471378650235415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-3086605520644804452007-01-17T13:32:00.000-08:002007-01-17T13:32:00.000-08:00The Human Factor - Graham Greene, 1978
Maurice Ca...The Human Factor - Graham Greene, 1978<br /><br />Maurice Castle must decide what he needs to do to save his family, and then whether he can pay that price.Stephen D. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12356287007864614439noreply@blogger.com