false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179113002m/876732.jpg 876732 9 862060 2006 Spanish Game total:53|5:8|4:17|3:18|2:8|1:2| 53 180 75 12 5957140 0312366396 9780312366391 8 2 3.40 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5957140.The_Spanish_Game_A_Novel 4 2 false Fri Jan 09 21:13:37 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 01:47:21 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 21:13:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 876732 014101783X 9780141017839 41 9 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179113002m/876732.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/876732.Spanish_Game 2 0 false Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 13:31:19 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 17:25:11 -0700 2009 A Spy by Nature A Novel, which I haven't read & maybe should for bits & pieces of this book to make more sense to me.

Lots of people think this guy is the next Le Carre, but I'm not one of them. There are plenty of twists & turns in this & the writing is clean & ef...more...]]> 876732 014101783X 9780141017839 41 9 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179113002m/876732.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/876732.Spanish_Game 2 0 false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 00:33:16 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 00:33:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 876732 014101783X 9780141017839 41 9 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179113002m/876732.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/876732.Spanish_Game 5 0 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 23:46:28 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 23:57:19 -0700 2008
Alec Milius has lived in exile in Madrid since his bid to get in to MI5 six years previously went tits up when he blurted an unnecessary confession to his ex-girlfriend about the industrial espionage operation he w...more...]]> 876732 014101783X 9780141017839 41 9 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179113002m/876732.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/876732.Spanish_Game 4 0 false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 08:38:15 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 11:15:19 -0700 2009 The Tourist and write a longer review comparing the two.

As a teaser, one wag reviewer's comment about The Tourist also fits The Spanish Game. That is, you'll enjoy it if you found Syriana too easy to follow.

Gerald.
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