Fiction, Mystery, Spies
Novel: A Legacy of Spies by John le Carré
With the publication of his autobiography The Pigeon Tunnel last year, John le Carré seemed to be wrapping up…
October 2, 2017
Non-Fiction, SpiesNon-Fiction: John le Carrè: The Biography by Adam Sisman
Adam Sisman’s eloquent biography of David Cornwell—aka John le Carrè—is an insightful, engaging glimpse at a remarkable life and…
April 28, 2016
Film, Spies, Spy 100 ProjectFinal Thoughts on The Spy 100 Project
It took me almost six years, but I’ve finally finished reviewing the Spy 100 list. (Well, almost; several of…
December 19, 2015
Drama, Film, Mystery, Spies, Spy 100 ProjectSpy 100, #3: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
In my book, the list’s top three selections are unassailably awesome, but it’s The Spy Who Came in from…
May 11, 2015
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #33: The Looking Glass War
In the introduction to John leCarré’s The Looking Glass War, the author recounts how it was written in the…
March 3, 2012
Fiction, SpiesNovel: Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carré
John le Carré is the preeminent spy novelist of our time, and easily my favorite writer. His more recent…
December 31, 2010