Action Book Reviews – Lee J. Russell, Author

Book review: “A Treachery of Spies” – Manda Scott

Over forty years many of the books I have enjoyed were ‘very good’, some ‘excellent’, and just one was ‘nearly perfect’ (Les Miserables by Victor Hugo – you might say that ‘he went on a bit’). Now I’m excited to share what I consider to be a PERFECT story – Manda Scott’s 2018 ‘A TreacheryContinue reading “Book review: “A Treachery of Spies” – Manda Scott”

“How the masters do it…”

I was recently re-reading some books in my collection to see “how the masters do it”. I totally enjoyed Matt Reilly’s fast moving and tightly plotted “Ice Station”. Then I started Clancy’s “Red Storm Rising” and got so engrossed it was hard to put down! Eventually managed to do that that last night and nowContinue reading ““How the masters do it…””

James Phelan – “The Spy” and “Dark Heart”…

This is my second review of James Phelan’s “Jed Walker” stories. Last time out I wrote about “The Hunted”, which was an Ok read. That story was reasonably well drawn but did feel a bit average (scoring 3 / 5 on the ‘Cloak & Dagger’ scale.). So how did the next two books I readContinue reading “James Phelan – “The Spy” and “Dark Heart”…”

James Phelan – “The Hunted”…

Here’s my review of James Phelan’s “The Hunted” that I finished this afternoon… This was the first ‘Jed Walker’, and indeed the first James Phelan book, that I’ve read. The book had a reasonable plot that took some time to unravel and the closing sequences in St Louis, Missouri, clipped past quickly enough to keepContinue reading “James Phelan – “The Hunted”…”

A review of the books I read in 2017, mostly as preparation for my new post-BREXIT espionage-thriller novel…

I haven’t blogged for a while because I’ve been both deeply engaged with my day-job and also starting to write my next book, a currently un-titled post-BREXIT espionage thriller. Progress with the writing has been slower than I had wanted but I’m now about 30% of the way through and hope to make good progressContinue reading “A review of the books I read in 2017, mostly as preparation for my new post-BREXIT espionage-thriller novel…”