Articles related to "Spy Novels"

'Restless' is an intriguing and fast-moving tale about the Second World War and the network of spies and espionage agents that operated within it.

Action hero / spy David Trevellyan is an engaging combination of James Bond and Tony Soprano.

This latest mystery by Daniel Silva takes Israeli art restorer and master spy, Gabriel Allon deep into modern-day Russia--a place that operates by its own set of rules.

Michael Sibley and John Prosset were close friends since boarding school, so when Prosset turns up murdered, Sibley is more than just surprised.

Dorothy Gilman has written a fantastic mystery with the CIA's most unlikely operative Emily Pollifax. Set in Bulgaria, this story centers around eight forged passports.

When Stella Rimington retired from her post as Britain's Chief Spook in 1996 she had the experience and knowledge to write the definitive, authentic, spy novel.

Alan Furst's stories about resistance in the face of Nazi oppression transcend the genre of espionage. He is, in fact, among the best historical novelists working today.

Female British Author G. M. Malliet's latest humorous mystery novel was chosen by Kirkus Review as Best Book of 2008, and is a book club favorite.

John Bingham, whose former MI5 protegee was John Le Carre, was a talented mystery writer himself. Three of his novels have just been released and a well worth a read.

Less well known than his protegee, John Le Carre, Bingham was a master of the subtle thriller. In "Fragment of Fear," he paints an almost existentialist web of terror.

A brief biography of English novelist Kinsgley Amis who belonged to a group of British writers known as the "Angry Young Men."

Much has changed in Russia over the last two decades, but as "Volk's Game" illustrates, the deception, crime and corruption have not gone away--merely changed hands.

Somerset Maugham was a prolific writer, traveler, socialite and spy, influencing such writers as Ian Fleming, Graham Greene and John le Carré.

Israeli agent, Gabriel Allon returns in Silva's latest thriller, this time not to defend Israel, but to rescue the American Ambassador to Britain's kidnapped daughter.

Valerie Plame is a former CIA Operations Officer and effective linguist. In 2003 her covert career ended when she was "outed" by journalist Robert Novak.

With the zither music of Anton Karas in your ear, take a walk around pre-war Vienna and visit the evocative places created in Grahame Green's book and Carol Reed's movie.

Vincent Spallo never planned on being a writer, but after deciding to give a gift to his sons, he ended up becoming the author of the Book of Legends; Hallowed Ground.

The Holocaust changed the world and damaged its survivors. Fiction explores the human question, and the best stories about Holocaust survival stay with us.