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Brad Thor’s 18th Harvath book Backlash (2019) was my first taste of this morally questionable hero. And sad to say, I wasn’t a fan. A Christian review. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Spy Novel
Dr. No (1962)
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I recently read Dr. No by Ian Fleming (1958), so I thought I’d also review the 1962 film starring Sean Connery. It’s James Bond, of course, so not really a “family movie,” but I explore why not in this post. Continue reading
Doctor No by Ian Fleming (1958)
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A Bond novel that’s nearly sci-fi. 6th in the series a great addition! Continue reading
Air Force One Is Down by Alistair MacLean with John Denis (1981)
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Sometimes I just want to veg with a shallow action novel. It’s not my best quality, but it’s true. My go-to authors for such escapism include Clive Cussler (though after 60+ Cussler novels, I’ve grown tired of him), Michael Crichton … Continue reading
The Peking Target by Adam Hall (1981)
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Quiller Book #10 I love me some Cold War era spy thrillers, and this novel by Adam Hall fits the bill. The Chinese connection drew me in, but the action, mystery, and fantastic writing kept me reading. Before picking up … Continue reading
Saving the Queen by William F. Buckley, Jr. (1976)
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Blackford Oakes, Book 1 Earlier this year, I came across Who’s on First?, the fourth book in a spy series by William F. Buckley, Jr. This author was famous before my time and is thus no longer a must-read, but … Continue reading
Who’s on First? by William F. Buckley Jr. (1980)
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Blackford Oakes, Book 4 I’m kind of a sucker for Soviet-era spy novels (as long as they’re not 6,000 pages long like most of John Le’Carre‘s books). I recently came upon this book by William F. Buckley and found the … Continue reading
The Destroyer #3: Chinese Puzzle by Richard Sapir and Warren Murphy (1972)
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Remo Williams, the human superweapon, is hired by the White House to smash an oriental conspiracy that might lead to a US-Red China confrontation! I don’t know why it took two guys to write this book, but I can imagine … Continue reading
The White Mouse by Nancy Wake (1985)
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A Christian review of the WIII autobiography The White Mouse by Nancy Wake (1985) Continue reading