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E53: Strap on Your Rocket Shoes, It's Time to Review Some Spy Fiction
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We follow up our discussion of Spy Fiction from E52 with more in-depth reviews of books we read for the show.
Books covered:
'A Coffin for Dimitrios' by Eric Ambler
'The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare' by GK Chesterton
'Moonraker' by Ian Fleming
'Spies of the Balkans' and 'Red Gold' by Alan Furst
'The Spy In the Ointment' by Donald Westlake
'The Quiet American' by Graham Greene
'Agent Running in the Field' by John Le Carre
'The Berlin Memorandum' and 'The 9th Directive' by Adam Hall
'Slow Horses' by Mick Herron
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Find us on Facebook 'Point Blank: Hardboiled, Noir, and Detective Fiction'
Send us an email at pointblanknoir@gmail.com
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Content provided by Kurt Ellison. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Kurt Ellison or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ro.player.fm/legal.
We follow up our discussion of Spy Fiction from E52 with more in-depth reviews of books we read for the show.
Books covered:
'A Coffin for Dimitrios' by Eric Ambler
'The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare' by GK Chesterton
'Moonraker' by Ian Fleming
'Spies of the Balkans' and 'Red Gold' by Alan Furst
'The Spy In the Ointment' by Donald Westlake
'The Quiet American' by Graham Greene
'Agent Running in the Field' by John Le Carre
'The Berlin Memorandum' and 'The 9th Directive' by Adam Hall
'Slow Horses' by Mick Herron
Get in touch with the show!
Find us on Facebook 'Point Blank: Hardboiled, Noir, and Detective Fiction'
Send us an email at pointblanknoir@gmail.com
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