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Showing posts with label espionage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label espionage. Show all posts
Saturday, June 5, 2021

Annalynn the Canadian Spy by Shawn PB Robinson

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Rating: WARTY! "After she’s visited by a curious band of thieves, 10-year-old Annalynn is recruited as a spy for the Canadian Sec...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Never Say Spy by Diane Henders

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Rating: WARTY! This is the first in a series. It’s one of those annoying series where every single title has a keyword in it. Often ...
Saturday, December 7, 2019

The Coldest Winter by Antony Johnston, Steven Perkins

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Rating: WARTY! I got this because it's purportedly related to the movie Atomic Blonde which is a really good movie. The problem i...
Monday, December 2, 2019

Code Girls by Liza Mundy

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Rating: WORTHY! Coming from a long line of renowned Mundys, such as the late lamented Sic Transit Gloria, and the animalistic Coty, thi...

The Unexpected Spy by Tracy Walder

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Rating: WORTHY! From an advance review copy for which I thank the publisher. This was the unexpected memoir for me because it popped up...
Thursday, December 1, 2016

My Wicked Little Lies by Victoria Alexander

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Rating: WARTY! I didn't realize this was part of a series (Sinful Family Secrets, volume 3) otherwise I would never have requested ...
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Love Is for Tomorrow by Michael Karner, Isaac Newton Acquah

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Rating: WARTY! This novel struck me as strange from the outset. Obviously (and especially as judged by the cover) this is very much in...

Love is for Tomorrow Réunion by Michael Karner, Isaac Newton Acquah

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Rating: WARTY! I initially had the impression that these authors were French, but they're not. Karner is from Austria and Acquah ...
Monday, December 28, 2015

Velvet Before the Secret Lives of Dead Men vol 2 by Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting, Elizabeth Breitweiser

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Rating: WORTHY! This is the second collected volume of one of the best graphic novels I've read in a long time. Unfortunately it...

Velvet Before the Living End vol 1 by Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting, Elizabeth Breitweiser

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Rating: WORTHY! This is one of the best graphic novels I've read in a long time. Unfortunately it's the start of a series, so I...
Sunday, December 27, 2015

Spy the Lie by Philip Houston, Michael Floyd, Susan Carnicero

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Rating: WORTHY! This is a book written by a twenty-five year veteran of the CIA, and ex-employee of both the CIA and the NSA, and a CIA...
Sunday, June 7, 2015

Disposable Assett by John Altman

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Title: Disposable Asset Author: John Altman Publisher: Severn House Rating: WARTY! This one annoyed me in the second sentence...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday

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Title: Spying in High Heels Author: Gemma Halliday Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing Rating: WARTY! Hopefully this isn't ...
Thursday, November 6, 2014

Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger

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Title: Waistcoats & Weaponry Author: Gail Carriger Publisher: Little Brown Rating: WARTY! DI...
Friday, September 19, 2014

Legends by Robert Littell

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Title: Legends Author: Robert Littell Publisher: Penguin Rating: WARTY! Today I will review two n...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Modesty Blaise: The Night of the Morningstar by Peter O'Donnell

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Title: Modesty Blaise: The Night of the Morningstar Author: Peter O'Donnell Publisher: Souvenir Press Ra...
Friday, September 12, 2014

Blonde Ops by Charlotte Bennardo And Natalie Zaman

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Title: Blonde Ops Author: Charlotte Bennardo And Natalie Zaman Publisher: Macmillan Rating: WORTH...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Close Call by Stella Rimington

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Title: Close Call Author: Stella Rimington Publisher: Bloomsbury Rating: WARTY! DISCLOSURE: Unli...
Thursday, December 26, 2013

Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger

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Title: Curtsies & Conspiracies Author: Gail Carriger Publisher: Little Brown Rating: WORTHY! I read ...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger

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Title: Etiquette & Espionage Author: Gail Carriger Publisher: Hachette Rating: WORTHY! DISCLOSURE: ...