The Condor Continues: SHADOW OF THE CONDOR by James Grady
Shadow of the Condor by James Grady (Dell, 1975) Shadow of the Condor is the 1975 sequel to James Grady’s Six Days of the Condor. It’s not an easy book to find and my worn…
Category: Adventure Novels
She Who Must Be Satisfied: TRIANGLE OF POWER By John Russel Fearn (Golden Amazon 9-3)
Triangle of Power by John Russel Fearn (Wild Side Press, 1950, reprint 2012) As I continue to read more or John Fearn’s Golden Amazon books, I admit that the man was one of the last…
Love and Aristos: HOST OF EXTRAS by James Leasor
If you have ever seen the David Niven movie Where the Spies Are, you will be familiar with Host of Extra‘s author James Leasor (1923-2007).
French Flavor: OPERATION JEALOUSY by M G Braun
Operation Jealousy is one of many Alex Glenne spy novels written by French writer M G Braun (Maurice Gabriel Brault) who passed in 1984.
Kim Oh #6: REAL DANGEROUS RIDE by K W Jeter
K W Jeter is back with his latest Kim Oh novel: Real Dangerous Ride.
Gold From The Golden Age: THE SWORD OF RHIANNON By Leigh Brackett
The Sword Of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett (Ace, 1953) First published in 1949 as “The Sea-Kings Of Mars”, The Sword Of Rhiannon is among the best science fantasy stories to emerge from the later golden…
Belgians In The Congo: DARK OF THE SUN by Wilbur Smith
Dark of the Sun (AKA The Mercenaries) by Wilbur Smith (Fawcett, 1965) Dark of the Sun by Wilbur Smith is about a particular historical event. In 1960, Belgium pulled out of the Congo region in…
DOSSOYUE: BOOK ONE By Charles Saunders
Dossouye is a great book from Black writer Charles Saunders. Not exactly a novel, it’s a collection of short stories and novellas, some of which have been published before. Saunders is best known for his books and tales about Imaro, the African hero who wonders across the mythical land of Cush.
MONEY SHOT By Christa Faust
This is the first book I’ve read by Christa Faust, but I don’t think it will be the last. It’s also the second I’ve encountered from Hard Case Crime. If this is any indication of the publisher’s abilities, I may have a new addiction.
THE CHOSEN by Alex Archer
The Chosen is a definite improvement in the adventures of Anja Creed, she who bears the sword of St. Joan Of Arc. We still don’t know a lot about her origins, other than she was raised in a Catholic orphanage in New Orleans. Roux and Garin have little to do with the action, but they remain tangential to the story. But the novel builds to an ending which makes me wonder if the producers of Cabin in the Woods read this book while their movie was in pre-production.