REVIEW: OFFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS by Daniel Moore
Published by Hurst Publications, ISBN 978-1-78738-561-0, £35 hardback It is not often that I get really fascinating books like this to review, and I am very grateful to Hurst Publications for this copy. I have a vested interest in all forms of warfare, from the use of rifles and cannon, all the way up to … Continue reading
REVIEW: THE SNIPER by Simon Conway
Published by Hodder and Stoughton for £20 ISBN hardback: 978 1 529 33434 0 Okay, I have waxed lyrical about Simon’s books before. The first of his I read, RAGE, had me entirely engrossed. The next I read was A LOYAL SPY, which cemented his position as a top-flight thriller writer in my view. But … Continue reading
Review: BLUEPRINT FOR MURDER by Roger Bax
Published by Arcturus Crime Classics; ISBN: 978 1 84858 080 0 I have recently discovered more of the golden age crime writers, and although this is a little late to be a true golden age novel (it was first published in 1948), it was written by one of the founders of the Crime Writers’ Association, … Continue reading
Review: THE LIQUIDATOR by John Gardner
Review: THE LIQUIDATOR by John Gardner Published by Corgi – before ISBNs! Okay, I have a confession to make. I adore these books. It was a long, long time ago that I was introduced to the Boysie Oakes series by the fortunate accident of birth that meant I was youngest of three brothers and therefore … Continue reading
Review: THE LAST EMPEROR OF MEXICO by Edward Shawcross
Published by Faber & Faber – ISBN: 978-0-571-36057-4 @faberbooks Apologies for such a long period of silence – work has been keeping me from blogging for a while. Today I have to review a book which has held me completely spellbound for the last week. This book, subtitled “A Disaster in the New World” tells … Continue reading
Review: THE FIELDS by Erin Young, published by Hodder & Stoughton April 28th 2022
Review: THE FIELDS by Erin Young, published by Hodder & Stoughton April 28th 2022 ISBN: 978 1529 39755 0 My last review was about a couple of modern day thrillers written by a master of historical Roman warfare. Yet he managed to make the transition seamlessly, and now two superb modern titles by him confirm … Continue reading
Review: SHADOW SLEEPER by Madalyn Morgan
Just recently I have had a few historical books to read – but not books which are necessarily set a long way in the past. Tim Glister’s A LOYAL TRAITOR, for example, set in the 60s – and I’m shortly to review a quartet of some of my favourite spy stories, the LIQUIDATOR books by … Continue reading
Review: A LOYAL TRAITOR by Tim Glister, published by Point Blank on February 10th
ISBN 978 0 86154 166 9 Since I’m a child of the 60s, I’ve always been interested in books of the period. I love Graham Greene, Ian Fleming, John le Carré, John Gardner … all inspired me with my own writing, and they’re writing about a period I know well. It’s not just spy and … Continue reading
Review: MAN ON FIRE by Humphrey Hawksley, published by Severn House
ISBN: 978 0 7278 9034 4 There are some names which are immediately recognisable. When I hear certain names announced on the radio or on my computer, they instantly bring to mind something that makes me stop for a moment. Humphrey Hawksley is one such name. I seem to have known Hawksley for decades. As … Continue reading
Review: BOXING CLEVER by Andy Costello
There are few sporting stories that combine the achievement of so much, followed by utter collapse, as that of Andy Costello. I first met Andy some six or more years ago. He had called and asked me if we could get together over a coffee to talk about his life story. It sounded interesting, and … Continue reading
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