Lucas, ex-M16, had been reflecting on WWI & the 19 yr old grandson he lost. It was 1933 & the specter of another war loomed… the cherty tree & Housman‘s poem reminded me of our magnolia tree & how we observe its seasons.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44411/a-shropshire-lad-2-loveliest-of-tre...
A spy has been sent into the cold because of a blown op. When the new head of MI6 ends up the target of a foreign op, Kell gets a chance to redeem himself.
Lots of action and twists and turns. I enjoyed the book and will definitely read more from Cumming.
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so-soRead for a challenge with a book by a journalist this was .. a lot. Ex marine turned SBS is now trying out life in the security services when he gets pulled into a twisty issue that would have James Bond shaking his head. It moves very fast from cartels to more traditional enemies of the state and ends up in a rush to solve before a terrible attack. For me there was too much h here and it took away from the story⬇️
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I'm a musician so music plays in my brain virtually every waking moment. 🎼🎵🎹🪈Just seeing “James Bond“ cues the orchestra in my head to play the iconic movie theme. 🎸Author 𝐊𝐢𝐦 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 follows up 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 with 𝐀 𝐒𝐩𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐞, the next volume in her Double 0 series! Thanks, Bibliolifetyle & William Morrow Books for a copy. Published 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 𝟸𝟹, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺, & available now!
pickHaving live through and watching the fall of the Berlin Wall while also being scared 💩-less by my older brother of impending nuclear annihilation by the Soviet Union as a child, this book was a fascinating behind-the-(Iron)-Curtain look into just exactly how the West was able to curtail Russian paranoia and ultimately dismantle generations of mistrust. One man sacrificed everything in pursuit of freedom.
A little nonfiction to kick off the weekend.
pickI unknowingly read this series out of sequence. I‘m actually glad I did. I liked the second book but, having really enjoyed this one, I might have been disappointed. “The Shadow Intelligence” was a masterfully plotted espionage thriller. The twists were unexpected and pacing increased as the story moved the reader along toward the chaotic, crescendo ending. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
