Sad to hear that John le Carré (David Cornwell) died on 12th December 2020. His books were great fun to read and very inspiring. Was his greatest legacy Smiley or Leamas? I reviewed some of le Carré’s stories on my blog in 2018 – that article can be found here. A legend in his ownContinue reading “John le Carré (David Cornwell) died on 12th December 2020… the master of espionage thrillers was 89 years old.”
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… but not every “le Carré” is a good “le Carré”…
As much as I enjoyed le Carré stories I shared in my first post, I have to say that I have very mixed feelings about “The Night Manager”. It started well and I had high hopes that I was about to be entertained with a masterpiece of observational writing. I have stayed at many hotelsContinue reading “… but not every “le Carré” is a good “le Carré”…”
The best place to begin? John le Carré…
There was a singular character that sucked me back into Thrillers when I started reading them in earnest last year… George Smiley, created by John le Carré. Smiley is an odd character; to me he didn’t feel directly prominent but there was something about him that stuck in the back of mind, like he wasContinue reading “The best place to begin? John le Carré…”
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…”
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