Fiction, Spies, Thriller
Novel: Box 88 by Charles Cumming
The always reliable Charles Cumming’s new series begins with Box 88 (2020), a time-jumping spy thriller about a clandestine…
May 30, 2022-
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Fiction, SpiesNovel: The Moroccan Girl by Charles Cumming
It’s interesting that in an era of right-wing ascendance, spy novelists might center their stories on left-wing terrorist organizations…
April 5, 2019 -
Fiction, SpiesNovel: A Divided Spy by Charles Cumming
Charles Cumming’s latest is A Divided Spy (2017), which completes the trilogy featuring his outsider-spy protagonist Thomas Kell. While it…
February 22, 2017 -
Fiction, SpiesNovel: A Colder War by Charles Cumming
The novels of Charles Cumming have a tendency to propel themselves immediately to the top of my to-read stack,…
September 5, 2014 -
Fiction, Mystery, SpiesNovel: A Foreign Country by Charles Cumming
I’ve sung the praises of Charles Cumming numerous times. His latest, A Foreign Country (2012), isn’t going to change…
March 18, 2013 -
Fiction, SpiesNovel: The Trinity Six by Charles Cumming
Charles Cumming mines British espionage history in The Trinity Six (2011), a smart but subdued spy tale. Cumming’s previous…
January 31, 2012 -
Fiction, Film, Music, Television, Website500 Posts!
If you had told me three years ago that I would have gotten this blog to 500 posts, I…
January 28, 2012 -
Fiction, SpiesNovel: Typhoon by Charles Cumming
So far, I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read by Charles Cumming, especially his debut novel A Spy By Nature, but…
June 19, 2011 -
Fiction, SpiesNovel: The Spanish Game by Charles Cumming
In The Spanish Game (2006), Charles Cumming returns to the viewpoint of Alec Milius, who debuted in Cumming’s first…
June 12, 2010 -
Fiction, SpiesNovel: The Hidden Man by Charles Cumming
Lately, reading spy novels makes me want to write my own, so in order to stay motivated for my…
February 17, 2010 -
Fiction, SpiesNovel: A Spy By Nature by Charles Cumming
After a couple of challenging science fiction novels, I was ready for something brisk and intriguing. A Spy By…
July 22, 2009