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.
KINGSMAN THE SECRET SERVICE
Kingsmen: The Secret Service opened this weekend in competition with a few other movies
ALLEGIANCE: Episode One (2/5/2015)
Since we’re in the middle of Cold War phase III, it was inevitable that American TV would revive the old USA/USSR competition with a new show, which, in this case, is Allegiance. The new series,…
Chinese Puzzle Box: DECODED by Mai Jai
Decoded by Mai Jai, translated by Olivia Milburn and Christopher Payne (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014) Decoded by Mai Jia is the first English publication of one of China’s famous writers. First published in 2002,…
The Mole Who Would Be King: TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (2011)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy directed by Tomas Alfredson (StudioCanal, 2011) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is the latest adaption of the classic 1974 John Le Carre novel. Most people of a certain age remember the earlier mini-series…
WW II Spy Movies: THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS (1956)
The Man Who Never Was directed by Ronald Neame (Sumar Productions, 1956) “Last night I dreamed a deadly dream Beyond the Isle of Skye I saw a dead man win a fight And I…
Russia Spies On The Spies
From our friends at Pravada comes this quaint observation: “According to many US-based experts, the Church of Scientology is linked to the CIA. For example, its former senior adept, Jon Atack, penned a book…
Richard Burton Noir: THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD (film review)
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, 1965 The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, starring Richard Burton, is the finest example of spy movie noir I can recommend. Based on the…
The Golden Matriarch: LORD OF ATLANTIS by John Russel Fearn (Golden Amazon 8-2)
In Lord of Atlantis, we have Violet Ray Brandt now ruling Earth as the Supreme Matriarch. This book was first published in 1949 and reprinted in 2012. Once again, it is necessary to point out that the book is listed as the second novel in the Golden Amazon saga, but it is in fact the eighth book in the series. The introduction is by Golden Amazon expert Philip Harbottle.