WHITE HOT SILENCE by Henry Porter (Quercus, $A32.99 or £16.99)
White Hot Silence by Henry Porter After a nearly ten-year absence from the writing scene, Porter returned to thriller writing late last year with Firefly. It was a...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: SHADOW TRADE by Alan Furst (Quartet Qrime, 1984)
Shadow Trade by Alan Furst Nowadays Alan Furst is known for his well-crafted and beautifully executed historical espionage tales, primarily set around the Second World...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Retrieval by Colin Dunne (1984)
Retrieval by Colin Dunne (Hamlyn, 1985) Colin Dunne wrote four novels in the 1980s which sat comfortably in that literary space between spy novel and tough guy...
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TRASHY TUESDAY – JOHN GARDNER’S BOYSIE OAKES: Founder Member (1973, Corgi); The Airline Pirates (Coronet, 1972)
Founder Member by John Gardner (Corgi, 1973) The Airline Pirates by John Gardner (Coronet, 1972) Two early seventies covers from John Gardner’s semi-comic series...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: The KGB Candidate by Owen Sela (Fontana, 1988)
The KGB Candidate by Owen Sela A Russian President in the White House!! In recent years there has been an influx of novels about American Presidents being influenced by...
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FORECAST FRIDAY: WHITE HOT SILENCE by Henry Porter (Quercus, $A32.99). Due out in Australia and the UK on 25/26 June 2019
White Hot Silence by Henry Porter Each Friday I highlight a book that I am looking forward to reading and reviewing. This week it is Henry Porter’s White Hot...
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