Spy Hook

There's something about a long series of books which amount to a saga that is really appealing and enjoyable. I had this experience with Anthony Powell's wonderful A Dance To The Music Of Time series of 12 novels which remains one of the greatest literary adventures I've ever enjoyed. These Bernard......more

Bernard Samson of MI6 nver knows when to let well enough alone. But then, that's why Len Deighton's Bernard Samson novels are such fun to read. There is something essentially undramatic about a spy who is merely obedient and prudent. Spy Hook is the second set of three Samson novels after Berlin Game......more

I've become a big fan of Len Deighton over a short period of time after 'discovering' him probably 40 years after he began writing a bunch of really fine novels in my favorite genre. I began nearly at the beginning of his output, tearing through the Game/Set/Match trilogy section and loving every mi......more

I've decided to re-read the complete Samson series some 10 years after the first read. Why re-reading? First of all, it allows to appreciate in full the entire arc of the story; in the first read, one naturally focusses on the events of the single book and misses the big picture, which if big indeed......more

It's as if he received a transfusion. More energy, more creativity; it seemed as if he was growing bored with the last series. Couldn't put it down.......more