Novel: The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
When I read The Atrocity Archives a few years ago, it instantly became my favorite …
Novel: The Foreign Correspondent by Alan Furst
Since discovering the work of Alan Furst, I’ve been rationing his novels in order to …
Novel: Mind’s Eye by Paul McAuley
I enjoyed a pair of Paul McAuley‘s near-futurish thrillers from earlier in the decade, Whole …
Novel: At Risk by Stella Rimington
My ever-continuing search for effective spy novelists takes us next to the unimaginatively titled At …
Novel: A Spy By Nature by Charles Cumming
After a couple of challenging science fiction novels, I was ready for something brisk and …
Novel: Private Wars by Greg Rucka
I like to bring page-turners with me when I’m traveling, and based on my reaction …
TV: MI-5 (Season 6)
For the unindoctrinated, MI-5 (Spooks, in the UK) is a BBC spy series involving the domestic branch …
Film: Breach
Sometimes the source material for films about historical figures can handcuff them dramatically — truth …
Film: OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
This week’s Netflix diversion is OSS 117, Cairo Nest of Spies (2006), a clever(ish) French …
Novel: Kingdom of Shadows by Alan Furst
As much as I enjoy the espionage genre in film and television, for some reason …
Novel: A Gentleman’s Game by Greg Rucka
Greg Rucka’s A Gentleman’s Game (2004) is an espionage thriller based on—and crossing over with— …
Film: Burn After Reading
Sunday night I watched the latest Coen Brothers film, Burn After Reading (2008), an offbeat …