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Red Star Down by DB John

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In 2018, Star of the North marked Welsh author DB John out as a first-rate thriller writer earning comparisons to Terry Hayes’ I Am Pilgrim. It was complex, multi-layered – a rare story that focussed on North Korea. It covered the mystery surrounding the disappearance…
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Len Deighton (1929-2026) remembered

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Len Deighton was a writer who, alongside the likes of John le Carré, helped redefine the British spy novel in the 1960s and beyond. The Ipcress File and its nameless protagonist the basis for an era defining film with Michael Caine. le Carré died in…
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Interview: Alex Gerlis

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Over the last 15 years, Alex Gerlis has become something of a specialist when it comes to espionage novels set during World War II, and his writing is going from strength to strength. In 2024, he began an exciting new series with Every Spy a…
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A classic revisited: The Night Manager

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John le Carré needs no introduction at this point; his legacy is immortalised on both the page and screen. While his Smiley novels are staples the world over, from Call for the Dead to his re-introduction to the world of The Circus in 2017’s A…
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