The Mercenary by Paul Vidich
Old-style, cold war spy work goes on in this story. It is the time just before Gorbachov becomes President of … More The Mercenary by Paul Vidich
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Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith
Cruz Smith’s tenth Arkady Renko novel, Independence Square, moves us from the forests of Siberia in the previous book back … More Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith
The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz Smith
The Siberian dilemma is if you fall in the water, what should you do? If you climb out you will … More The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz Smith
The Amur River by Colin Thubron
A river of about 2000 miles that divides Russia and China and a journey, half of it with fractured ribs … More The Amur River by Colin Thubron
The Foot Soldiers by Gerald Seymour
I can see why some people might liken Jonas Merrick the spy catcher to Smiley by le Carré. It is … More The Foot Soldiers by Gerald Seymour
Between Two Fires by Joshua Yaffa
Truth, ambition and compromise in Putin’s Russia I am not at all surprised that Between Two Fires won the 2021 … More Between Two Fires by Joshua Yaffa