With An American Spy Olen Steinhauer continues to explore both the mechanics of spy craft and the moral tension inherent in the trade using Milo Weaver as his lens. With this third volume in the series, Weaver is no longer a Tourist but can’t escape the gravity of the agency’s …
On Target (A Gray Man Novel) by Mark Greaney Publishers Weekly Disgraced former CIA agent Court “The Gray Man” Gentry (introduced in 2009′s The Gray Man) makes ends meet as an assassin working for clients he cannot trust. Russian arms merchant Sidorenko wants Court to kill Sudan’s President Abboud, arguably …
Red Star Rising: A Thriller by Brian Freemantle Publishers Weekly Last seen in 2002′s Kings of Many Castles, working-class British spy Charlie Muffin once again proves that experience and intelligence (on the part of both author and hero) are at least as important as flying fists and explosions in this …
Moscow Sting by Alex Dryden Booklist Dryden follows up his superb debut, Red to Black (2009), with a riveting sequel. British spy …
Over at The American Spectator Larry Thornberry reviews a book in my TBR pile: The Breaking of Eggs by Jim Powell: This …
I am a big fan of Steinhauer and was really looking forward to this second book in The Tourist series The Nearest …
If for some odd reason you are reading this blog and have not yet read Olen Steinhauer’s The Tourist please rectify that …
Red to Black by Alex Dryden seems to be clearly aiming for the blend of current events and espionage made famous by …
I have to admit, I was shocked to find out that National Review editor Rich Lowry had co-written a novel. I just …
Fans of Stone and Dalton will enjoy the latest adventure with its typical blend of action, intrigue, violence, and tongue-in-cheek type gallows humor. The plot is a bit convoluted, but it is an entertaining read and there is a thread of political commentary running throughout for those who understand the debates involved.