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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated Stone Cold (Camel Club, #3) in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
Stone Cold (Camel Club, #3)
Stone Cold (Camel Club, #3)
David Baldacci | 2007 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
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This book is my favorite in the Camel Club series by far! The story was filled with so many twists & turns that is was quite the breathless ride. I couldn't put it down for the last half & felt like I held my breath the entire time I was reading!
It tells the story of Soviet & American spies during the Cold War. Without giving too much away there is a great deal of murder & treason involved...along with a great con. I am in love with the character of Annabelle Conroy & so glad that Baldacci decided to bring her along for the ride in this installment too. Looking forward to the next chapter in the Camel Club saga!!!!
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish (Mrs Pollifax #9) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish (Mrs Pollifax #9)
Dorothy Gilman | 1991
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Carstairs has doubts about the agent they are sending to Morocco to verify a network of spies, so he sends Mrs. Pollifax along to help smooth things over. But when the first spy is killed an hour after they identify him, Mrs. Pollifax realizes she's in deep trouble.

While the last couple of books in the series aren't quite up to bar, this is a return to form in most ways. Mrs. Pollifax is a resourceful and charming as ever, and the plot is as fun and fast paced as it is improbable. A perfect escape.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/08/book-review-mrs-pollifax-and-whirling.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Astronauts, Spies, and Hippopotami: A Stuart Gibbs Starter Collection: Space Case; Spy School; Belly Up in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Astronauts, Spies, and Hippopotami: A Stuart Gibbs Starter Collection: Space Case; Spy School; Belly Up
Stuart Gibbs | 2015
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The first books in Stuart Gibbs's three series with Simon and Schuster in one paperback collection. You've got Belly Up, about the murder of a hippo at the new mega FunJungle. Then you'll join Spy School with Ben. Finally, you'll journey to the first colony on the moon and solve a murder there.

All three of these books are delightful. The characters are strong and the plots move forward quickly with great twists and turns. No matter what your age, you'll turn these pages as quickly as possible and then move on to the other books in these series.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/11/book-review-astronauts-spies-and.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Otway93 (567 KP) rated Call for the Dead in Books

Oct 21, 2019  
Call for the Dead
Call for the Dead
John Le Carre | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.0 (2 Ratings)
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One of the finest debuts of all time...
One of the finest debuts of all time, and thanks to John le Carré, a fine writer and real life secret service employee, one of the most realistic spy novels written.

Not only is this an excellent debut from le Carré, but an introduction to one of the greatest fictional spies, George Smiley, best known from "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy".

This may seem a strange one, but the book is quite short, which is a good thing. I enjoy books short and long, but this is excellent for some light reading, and the best place to start with le Carré's books is definitely at the start!