A Very Dangerous Woman:: The Lives, Loves and Lies of Russia's Most Seductive Spy
Jeremy Dronfield and Deborah McDonald
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Spy, adventurer, charismatic seductress and mistress of two of the century's greatest writers, the...
War Beneath the Waves: U-Boat Flottilla Flandern 1915-1918
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For four years the German U-boats of U-Flottille Flandern would become a serious threat to the...
City Spies
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In this thrilling new series that Stuart Gibbs called “a must-read,” Edgar Award winner James...
Golden Gate
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In this second installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James...
Liars’ Paradox
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Description A master of international intrigue, New York Times bestselling author Taylor Stevens...
The Girl In The Clockwork Tower
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A tale of espionage, lavender hair, and pineapples. Welcome to Daiwynn where magic is dangerous,...
ClareR (6106 KP) rated Atomic Love in Books
Mar 10, 2022
I haven’t read much historical fiction set in America in the 1950’s, so it was interesting to see that the women who had worked in important roles during the war, had been moved out to be replaced by the men returning from war - just the same as pretty much everywhere else.
Rosalind’s reasons for not working in Atomic Research are a little different. Her ex-lover, Weaver, had her removed after he wrote a report damning her ability and suitability. So, Rosalind finds herself working on a jewellery counter, doubting her abilities as a scientist. She’s lonely, struggling to make ends meet when two men suddenly turn up in her life: Thomas Weaver (her ex), and an FBI agent called Charlie Szydlo.
Charlie, an ex-Japanese prisoner of war, believes Weaver is spying for the Russians and feeding them important information in their own Atomic research. Charlie asks Rosalind to help him find out for sure if that’s what he’s doing. So against her better judgement, she does.
There’s a lot of tension running through this, both the dangerous and romantic kinds. It’s a great book that would have slipped under my radar if not for The Pigeonhole!
Traitor's Game (Soldier Spy #1)
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1808. Captain Will Fraser has just returned from the Front in the Peninsular War. He is disgraced...
Historical Fiction Spies Napoleonic Wars
Appointment in Paris
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Following an acclaimed debut outing, Harry Fox, an MI5 Watcher, now suspended, and his associate...
Spies WW2
Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Killing Eve in TV
Oct 22, 2018 (Updated Oct 22, 2018)
There are a few twists and turns that keep you guessing, but there are also a lot of spy story clichés present in the series. These aren't too offensive though, as I don't think that the show's main focus is to break the mould when it comes to spy thrillers, but instead to take its audience in an exciting espionage story while giving us some laughs along the way.
Speaking of which, the humour in this show doesn't take away from the gripping narrative, but instead adds to the show's charm. I will admit that it took me a while to get fully on-board with the show's off-kilter tone and quirky humour, but thankfully more of it lands than misses.
I am not familiar with the source material, so I am not sure how accurately it has been adapted. I don't even know if the novel contains the same odd tone or humour. It has intrigued me enough to go and read the book though, which is always a good sign.
Overall, this is a fun spy thriller. It is not going to break the rules of the genre, but it will keep you engaged throughout and give you a couple of laughs for good measure.
