Many people who worked in national security and espionage—professions that prize discretion—have turned to successful careers as novelists. These former spies, security advisers, counter-terrorism operators and intelligence directors lend a realistic, veteran approach to their prose, but their books still don’t give up all their secrets. Here are some of the best. John Stockwell A […]
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Book Trailer: The New John Le Carre Thriller, Our Kind of Traitor
By Bella Wright on October 14, 2010 in New Book Releases, Spy Thriller Books, Thriller Book Reviews, Thriller Book Trailers
John Le Carre, master of the spy thriller genre, is back with another tale of espionage. Fittingly, his publisher has given him one of the best thriller book trailers on the market thus far.
Latest John Le Carre Novel Touted as His Best
By Bella Wright on September 19, 2009 in New Book Releases, Spy Thriller Books, Thriller Book Reviews, Thriller Reviews
Legendary spy novelist John Le Carre apparently hasn’t missed a step. NYT reviewer (and spy novelist in his own right) Alan Furst calls Carre’s latest book, A Most Wanted Man, his “strongest, most powerful” novel. With a career as distinguished as Carre’s, that’s really saying something. Check out the full review.