Monthly Archives: August 2012

Shots Feature: The spy and his conscience

Spies aren’t that different from you and me – at first…. Here are a few thoughts on spies, fictional spies and the struggle to ‘do the right thing’ in a …

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Peterborough Telegraph Review

An eight star review from The Peterborough Telegraph:   ‘This fine novel fuses fiction with real-life First World War events. The Germans are supplying guns to the rebels in Ireland …

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Review of The Poison Tide

  The Sir Read A Lot historical fiction website has reviewed The Poison Tide and found it ‘a thoroughly enjoyable read’.  Thanks for the thumbs up – and here is …

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Talking in Edinburgh

Great to be at the Edinburgh International Book Festival last night.  A chance to meet, Edward Wilson, the author of Cold War spy thrillers.  We were talking about our books, …

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Edinburgh International Book Festival – The Spying Game

I’m talking about espionage thrillers at the Edinburgh International Book Festival tonight at 8.30 p.m. Come along if you can…