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Just finished reading Jack Higgins’ ‘Eye of the Storm’. ‘Though ‘Eye of The Storm’ is premised on a real event (the 1991 mortar attack on 10 Downing Street)…
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Just finished. After watching the 2018 BBC adaptation of ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ with Alexander Skarsgard and Florence Pugh, I made this my next Le Carre novel of choice. It was a richly rewarding read…
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Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle CosimanoThis was a very fun revenge fantasy thriller to read after much heavier fare.
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4342285515
I had almost forgotten how much I can enjoy a family saga. 4.5 stars
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The Little Drummer Girl reviewed: 'Set against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict of the 1970’s, a terror group is bombing prominent Israelis in Europe to make the world listen and to ‘show the world Palestinian pain’. Enter Kurtz and his Israeli Secret Service team, racing against the military hawks at home to find a more incisive response than the reprisal bombing of another Palestinian refugee camp.'
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‘Being Lena Levi’ recalls the shadow that still stalks Europe seeking to take new forms and ground. If one speaks of history lessons for the young, it evokes something worthy and obligatory, like school cabbage, but here was none of that.’ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of 'A Tale of Two Cities'. ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...’ begins Charles Dickens’ thrilling novel set in England and France during the turbulent years of the French Revolution.
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I read The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny It is book 19 in the series. My 3.5 star review, rounded down. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of 'Tinker, Tailor...'‘Tinker, Tailor...’ is an enduring Cold War thriller given fresh life by the 2011 film and Gary Oldman’s performance as George Smiley: brilliant spy and totally inadequate man.
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Perfect for fans of the old masters. Here’s a link to my four star review:
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